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Teapot: C.586 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Description

White salt-glazed stoneware teapot on three feet, decorated with a large shell on both sides

White stoneware, with slip-cast body, applied moulded parts, and salt-glaze. The bulbous pear-shaped pot stands on three shell and paw feet, and has a slender curved spout with a bird's head at the top, and a rolled loop handle with three pairs of horizontal cuts in it, and a slight kick at the lower end. The oval, domed cover has a capstan-shaped, flat-topped knob with a piercd ventilation hole beside it. The body of the pot is decorated in relief on both sides with a large pecten shell, flanked by dolphins at the top. On one side of the hinge of the shell there is a male head with a semi-circular scrolled headdress., and on the other side, a semi-circle filled with two large and two small flowers and stylized foliage. The oval domed cover is decorated with two shell motifs and two flowers.

Notes

History note: Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson, Bournemouth in January 1917 and received at Cambridge on 17 January by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10 cm
Length: 11.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1745 - 1755

Note

Shell motifs were a popular form of decoration on white salt-glazed stoneware teawares, including teapots, milk jugs, and sugar basins. A comparable shell teapot with lion's mask and paw feet is C. 585 & A-1928.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Surface composed of salt-glaze
Cover Length 5 cm
Body
Parts

Materials used in production

White stoneware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with upper corners cut and a blue line round all but the lower side

  • Text: 4652/Small white salt-/glazed teapot & cover./(shell pattern)./Given me at Bourn-/mouth. January 1907
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.586 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 75587
Old object number: 4652
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 April 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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