Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, painted in 'famille-rose' style with two ladies and a boy standing in a garden in polychrome enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, painted in red, green, blue, pink, brown and black enamels, and gilt. The ovoid teapot is moulded with sixteen concave flutes and stands on a low wedge-shaped footring. It has a curved spout and ribbed loop handle. The slightly domed cover has an open flower knob. The teapot is painted on both sides in 'famille-rose' style with two ladies and a boy standing in a fenced garden, beside a table and a flowering tree, with details picked out in gilding. The shoulders are banded with a gilt line, a florette on the handle, and Buddhist emblems on the spout. The cover is decorated en suite.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Height: 15.0 cm
Width: 20.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, Mid#
George III
Circa
1760
-
1770
Decoration composed of enamels ( red, green, blue, pink, brown and black) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, green, blue, pink, brown and black enamels, and gilt
Accession number: C.71 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 32866
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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