Teapot: C.699 & A-2016

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Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

Entities

Teapot
Cover

Categories

Soft-paste porcelain

Description

Soft-paste porcelain with feather-moulded body and facetted spout, painted underglaze in blue with floral sprays and borders

Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue. The globular pot stands on a low footring, and has a short cylindrical neck, a facetted upward-tilting spout, a loop handle, a domed cover with ventilation hole, and a cone-shaped knob. The body of the pot and the cover are feather-moulded overall. The two sides of the pot are painted in blue with a different meandering floral spray, and there is a garland of flowers and foliage around the neck. The spout has a small floral spray on its top and on its underside, and there is a a twig with three leaves down the back of the handle. Below the junction of the lower end with the body there is a tiny blue asterisk. The dome of the cover is decorated with two floral sprays and an insect, and around its edge has a border of flowers and foliage.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Professor Shon Ffowcs-Williams

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.2 cm
Length: 15.8 cm

Place(s) associated

Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2016-01-25) by Ffowcs-Williams, Shon

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa 1758 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
presumed steatitic Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain moulded in parts, assembled, and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.699 & A-2016
Primary reference Number: 208213
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 9 February 2016 Updated: Tuesday 9 February 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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