IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 208251 accession number: C.708 & A-2016 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Tuesday 9 February 2016 updated: Tuesday 25 June 2019 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Soft-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue, and later clobbered in red and gold. The globular pot stands on a footring and has a short cylindrical neck, a slightly curved upward-tilting spout, and a D-shaped loop handle. In the wall behind the spout there is a circle of five holes to emit the tea. The low domed cover has a ventilation hold and an applied knob in the shape of a flower on a stalk with two small leaves; the underside of its rim and the outside of the flange which fits inside the neck of the pot are unglazed. The sides are decorated with a floral design known as 'Mansfield pattern', and there is a border of scrolls and diaper panels encircling the shoulder. There are floral sprays on the top and underside of the spout, and a stem down the back of the handle. Red and gold flowers and gold outlines have been added over all. The cover is decorated to match. object type: soft-paste porcelain teapot, painted underglaze in blue probably with ‘Mansfield’ pattern, and later clobbered in red and gold. title: teapot NOTES ----- type: history note value: unknown before donor LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Professor Shon Ffowcs-Williams STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/208251 TECHNIQUES ---------- glazing CATEGORIES ------ category: soft-paste porcelain category: teaware DATING ------ creation date: 1760 - 1775 creation date earliest: 1760 creation date latest: 1775 culture: 18th Century, third quarter# culture: George III CREATORS -------- maker: Worcester Porcelain Factory DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 13.2 dimension: Length units: cm value: 18 CITATIONS -------- Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790 ---