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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Teapot
1775-1786
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2478 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2478 A, B
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1775-1786
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of teapot
Inscription: Cross painted in green (enameler's mark?)
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of teapot
Inscription: "4q4" painted in red
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
4.25 (H) x 7.12 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.795 (H) x 18.1 (W)
Measurement Notes
Diam. of body: 4.25 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2005 British Earthenware and Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America, in Gray, Jonathan. 2005. Welsh Ceramics in Context. 2. 71-91.
• Published: p. 78, pl. 4.9Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2006 "Time for Tea! Selections of Teaware from the Winterthur Collection". Winterthur Magazine. Spring Issue: 12-15.
• Published: pp. 14-15Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 10//2005 "English Creamware: A Colonial American Passion" (A Winterthur Primer. column: ). Antiques and Fine Art. (Autumn, 2005): 184-185.
• Published: pp. 217-18, fig. 3Book: Volk, Joyce Geary. 2006 The Warner House: A Rich and Colorful History.
• Creamware punchbowl fragment with somewhat similar floral enamel ornament excavated at Warner House, Portsmouth NH: pp. 78-79, fig. 7.7.