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Teapot: C.667 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery

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Description

Creamware decorated with underglaze oxides.

Lead-glazed creamware decorated with greyish-blue, green and purple underglaze oxides. The teapot has a globular body with crabstock handle and spout and stands on three feet, moulded to resemble paws with lion masks. The knob of the lid is moulded in the shape of a bird.

Notes

History note: Provenance unknown before Mr Harvey, Bournemouth; Mr Harvey sold on 18 July 1918 for £7.7 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher bequest.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1750 CE - Circa 1760 CE

Components of the work

Body (without Lid) Height 11.6 cm
Whole (body And Lid) Height 14 cm Width 21.3 cm
Body
Feet
Handle
Spout

Materials used in production

cream coloured Earthenware
Lead-glaze
Underglaze colours

Techniques used in production

Painting
Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: octagonal blue-borded white paper label

  • Text: "4617. Streaked and coloured Whieldon teapot and cover. Soft colouring. b[ought] in Bournemouth July 18, 1918."
  • Location: Inside the body of the teapot
  • Method of creation: Handwritten in black ink
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.667 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 75782
Old object number: 4617

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 9 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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