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Teapot

Manufacturer (English, 1744 - 1776)
CultureEnglish
OriginStratford-le-Bow, London, England
Datec.1758
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G91.4.1-2): 12 x 17.9 x 10.7 cm (4 3/4 x 7 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Markings5 in overglaze red
DescriptionBow porcelain teapot and cover with raised and painted coloured flowers. Within a moulded cartouche is a spray of carnations and different flowers on the obverse side. Around the collar and lid is a band of rouge-de-fer leaves touched with gilding. It is globular form with a scroll-moulded handle and spout, and the body has scroll and foliate-moulded cartouches on the side, enclosing a loose bouquet on one side and a carnation sprig on the reverse. Each cartouche is flanked on either side with embossed yellow flowers with red centres. It is also painted with a scattered heartsease, carnation bud and dragonfly. The cover has repeated decoration and flower bud finial. The borders has garlands of iron-red leaves and flowerheads with gilded centres.
Credit LinePurchased with a gift from The Tecolote Foundation
Object numberG91.4.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
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