Teapot: C.3094 & A-1928

Maker(s)

Production: Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory
Proprietor of factory: Littler, William

Entities

• Teapot
• Teapot lid

Categories

• Soft-paste porcelain
• Teaware

Description

Soft-paste porcelain, glazed and painted in polychrome enamels. The globular pot has a spout in the form of a bird's head, an elaborately scrolled handle, and a flat cover with a knob in the form of a cherry. The two sides are each painted with a different design comprising an exotic bird, a group of fruit, a butterfly, and other insects. On the curved shoulder there is a border of Chinese diaper and flowers, and round the neck, a narrow border of scrolls. The spout is decorated with a floral spray. The edge of the foot is encircled by a green band. The cover is decorated with grapes and flowers. The glaze has many speckles.

Notes

History note: Puttick & Simpson’s, London, 5 December 1919, lot 140; bought by Mr Stoner for £11 11s.0d.; bought from him for £16 on 9 December 1919 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

• Longton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
George II
Circa 1754 - 1757

Note

The elaborately scrolled handle of this teapot is unusual, and it can be attributed securely to Longton Hall on the basis of a sherd of a similar handle found at the factory site (see Documentation). The fanciful spout is characteristic of the Rococo style in teapots, which often had spouts with ends in the shape of bird's or monster's heads with open mouths.

School or Style

Rococo