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Teapot (Oversized teapot)
Mason Cash Company
1880
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mason Cash Company (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Church Gresley; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead or Bristol glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.0387 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison
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Complete Details
Object Number
1969.0387 A, B
Object Name
Teapot (Oversized teapot)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Mason Cash Company (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Church Gresley; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper side of belly
Inscription: Impressed "A PRESENT FROM/JOSEPH WEBB/1880".
Type: Label
Location: Inside lid
Inscription: Restorer's rectangular blue and white sticker inside lid: (printed) "H. A. EBERHARDT & SON / ART & CHINA REPAIRING / 213 S. 11th. ST., PHILA. PA" over penned "51852 duPont / Boca Grand(?)"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead or Bristol glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Sprig-molded
- Painted
- Rouletted
Dimensions (inches)
14.016 (H) x 14.016 (L) x 9.134 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.6 (H) x 35.6 (L) x 23.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lewis, Griselda. 1969 A Collector's History of English Pottery.
• Similar teapot type with "A PRESENT FROM A FRIEND": pp. 166-7, no. 313, Measham ware made at Church Greasley, Derbyshire, c. 1890. Some marked "Mason Cash Co Church Greasley." Related also made nearby at Victoria Pottery, Woodville.Book: Poole, Julia E. 1995 English Pottery (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks).
• Similar teapot with "A PRESENT FROM J. SAY TO MRS BARNES 1882": pp. 115-116, no. 53, probably Church Gresley or Woodville, Derbyshire, 1882Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Three closely-related teapots, two in different model, cup and two jugs in same ware: August 3, 2013, lots 707-9, listed as Measham Bargeware. Variously inscribed and dated 1888, 1897 and 1904.