Production:
Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory
Proprietor of factory:
Littler, William
Soft-paste porcelain, glazed and painted in polychrome enamels. The globular pot has a spout in the form of a bird's head, an elaborately scrolled handle, and a flat cover with a knob in the form of a cherry. The two sides are each painted with a different design comprising an exotic bird, a group of fruit, a butterfly, and other insects. On the curved shoulder there is a border of Chinese diaper and flowers, and round the neck, a narrow border of scrolls. The spout is decorated with a floral spray. The edge of the foot is encircled by a green band. The cover is decorated with grapes and flowers. The glaze has many speckles.
History note: Puttick & Simpson’s, London, 5 December 1919, lot 140; bought by Mr Stoner for £11 11s.0d.; bought from him for £16 on 9 December 1919 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 11.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George II
Circa
1754
-
1757
The elaborately scrolled handle of this teapot is unusual, and it can be attributed securely to Longton Hall on the basis of a sherd of a similar handle found at the factory site (see Documentation). The fanciful spout is characteristic of the Rococo style in teapots, which often had spouts with ends in the shape of bird's or monster's heads with open mouths.
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
( presumed lead-glaze)
Decoration
composed of
enamels
Handle, Spout, Knob
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, glazed and painted in polychrome enamels
Accession number: C.3094 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 140211
Old object number: 4516
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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