Teapot: C.30 & A-1992

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory

Entities

Teapot
Cover
teapot and cover

Categories

Soft-paste porcelain

Description

Clear-glazed soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, decorated with applied prunus sprays.

Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover. containing bone ash, decorated with applied prunus sprays; clear glaze. Pear-shaped body with small upward curving spout, angular loop handle with an upward scroll at its base, flat cover with central hole, and a curved twig handle.

Notes

History note: Collection of the late Dr Hugh Statham (1895-1967) and Mrs Margaret Statham (d. 1970); lent anonymously in 1970 by their daughter, Miss Beryl Statham (d. 1990) by whom bequeathed

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Miss Statham, accepted by H.M. Government in 1990 in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.7 cm
Length: 13.7 cm

Place(s) associated

Stratford-le-Bow ⪼ Essex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1992-01-20) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1750 - 1755

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

containing bone ash Soft-paste porcelain
presumed lead Lead-glazing

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.30 & A-1992
Primary reference Number: 131149
Old laon number: Statham Loan 12 & A-1988
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 20 September 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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