Unknown Maker, English

Teapot

Maker

Culture

English

Title

Teapot

Year

1725-1780

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay products

Dimensions

Height: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 inches) without cover

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Old label:120 yrs. old in 1841.Bought of Mrs. Kendal.A. A. Ives.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.411

Type

Ceramics

Exhibition History

Immoderate Desire

Tin-Glazed Earthenware in the Western Tradition

Oct 02, 2001

Label copy

Tea, like porcelain, was an expensive import at this time and was brewed in small pots. Such teapots are rare as the earthenware body was not well-suited to withstand the high temperatures of the boiling water required for tea making.

Visions of the East

Jun 10, 1983 – Aug 20, 1983

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English

Teapot, 1725-1780

Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze decoration

Height: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 inches) without cover

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.411

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