Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain teapot, painted underglaze in blue probably with ‘Mansfield’ pattern, and later clobbered in red and gold.
Soft-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue, and later clobbered in red and gold. The globular pot stands on a footring and has a short cylindrical neck, a slightly curved upward-tilting spout, and a D-shaped loop handle. In the wall behind the spout there is a circle of five holes to emit the tea. The low domed cover has a ventilation hold and an applied knob in the shape of a flower on a stalk with two small leaves; the underside of its rim and the outside of the flange which fits inside the neck of the pot are unglazed. The sides are decorated with a floral design known as 'Mansfield pattern', and there is a border of scrolls and diaper panels encircling the shoulder. There are floral sprays on the top and underside of the spout, and a stem down the back of the handle. Red and gold flowers and gold outlines have been added over all. The cover is decorated to match.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Professor Shon Ffowcs-Williams
Height: 13.2 cm
Length: 18 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2016-05-16) by Ffowcs-Williams, Shon
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1760
-
1775
This Worcester teapot was initially decorated only underglaze in blue and was 'clobbered', probably at a later date, that is it had red enamel and gilding applied and fired one after the other in a decorating studio outside the factory, possibly in London. This was intended to imitate Japanese Imari porcelain.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( red)
cobalt
gold
Body
presumed lead-glaze; except for flange on cover
Glaze
presumed steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.708 & A-2016
Primary reference Number: 208251
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Teapot" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/208251 Accessed: 2024-11-04 18:24:00
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/208251
|title=Teapot
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-04 18:24:00|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-208251
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...