https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10150/full"Greetings from Canada" teapotDesigned in 1939; produced ca.1947Clarice CliffM.B. (Betty) SylvesterNewport PotteryOverall: 6 11/16 x 9 1/4 x 6 in. (17 x 23.5 x 15.2 cm)
Other (Cover): 3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. (8.5 x 7.3 cm)Glazed stoneware with hand-painted enamelGift of Cynthia FindlayG12.7.1a-b1This 'Teepee' teapot was manufactured by the Newport Pottery Company in England and was intended to be sold as a whimsical souvenir in Canada. It is stamped “Greetings from Canada” under the base. The imagery is stereotypical of the way in which Europeans perceived Canada and its indigenous people at the time.
Betty Sylvester worked as a decorator at Newport and had painted many of Clarice Cliff's famous 'Bizarre Ware' patterns, which were also produced at the pottery.
Modern and Contemporary CeramicsModern and Contemporary - International19th and early 20th Century CeramicsCeramics for the Canadian Market[]Modern and Contemporary CeramicsEnglish1816425071EnglishStamped Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery of England, “Greetings from Canada”