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Teapot
1787-1790
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2498 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2498 A, B
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Teapot body
Secondary Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Enamel in Netherlands.
Date
1787-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Below portraits, both sides of pots
Inscription: Inscribed in painted enamel"PV" and "OR"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: An orange sticker with beige print: "BIJLAGE/ No 52"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White sticker with a red print "8" and the number "9385" in pencil
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Monarchs and nobility
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Press-molded
- Extruded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
3.25 (H) x 5.75 (L) x 3.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.255 (H) x 14.605 (L) x 8.89 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Walton, Peter. 1976 Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds.
• Same subject on Dutch-decorated creamware: nos. 844-45Book: Espir, Helen. 2005 European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, 1700-1830.
• Similar approach on bowl commemorating 1734 wedding of William IV of Orange and Princess Anne of England: p. 162, no. 12, Dutch decorated c. 1734 on Chinese porcelainBook: Espir, Helen. 2005 European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, 1700-1830.
• Similar teapot (with different details) and Chinese blue and white plate, both enameled in Netherlands: pp. 176-77, no. 28, plate decorated 1767-85; teapot decoratedf 1775-1800.