Teapot: C.34.1 & A-2015

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)

Entities

• Teapot
• Cover

Categories

• Lead-glazed earthenware
• Creamware

Description

Creamware painted in black and red with flowers

Cream earthenware, thrown, with applied moulded spout, applied twisted handles with moulded terminals, and cover with applied knob and terminals, lead-glazed, and painted in dark red and black enamels. The ovoid pot has a rope border around the opening. The curved spout is decorated with acanthus foliage in relief. The wall behind it is pierced in by ten holes in a triangular arrangement to emit the tea. The double twisted rope handle has four flower, foliage and berry terminals. The slightly convex cover has a rope border, and an applied convolvulus-shaped knob with a flower terminal behind it and another in front. Both sides of the pot are boldly painted with arrangements of stylized flowers and foliage and with three sprigs . The cover has two floral sprays and the knob and termals are touched with red and black.

Notes

History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George III
Circa 1770 - 1775

School or Style

Rococo