Teapot
MakerAttributed to
Enoch Wood & Sons
English, July 1818-1846
Date1820-1840
MediumMold-formed buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including lid x width x depth): 6 x 10 x 5in. (15.2 x 25.4 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Newton C. Brainard
DescriptionRectangular teapot made of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The teapot (.a) has a rectangular base and swelled sides that narrow at the neck before flaring again to form a standing rectangular rim. Both sides of the teapot are printed with the same pattern. The pattern shows a tower and low wall in a state of ruin, to the left. The tower has grass growing from the top, and there are trees behind the wall. To the right of the tower, two figures are fishing along a stream or river that winds through the scene. To the right, two tall trees sit on land that sticks out into the river. A wall, village, and low hills are visible in the distance. The teapot has a molded handle and spout applied at either end. Both are decorated with a transfer-printed design that is similar to the border that appears on the inside and outside edges of the rim. The border consists of various types of white flowers and dark blue leaves on a medium blue background, edged with a line of small white shapes on a dark blue field.
The teapot has a rectangular lid (.b) with a raised central rectangular area that supports a molded and applied finial. The finial is in the shape of a flower, and is also decorated with underglaze cobalt blue.
There are three chips in the rim, and four small chips on the body of the teapot. There are a series of cracks in the side of the teapot, to the left of the spout. There are a series of stable cracks in the handle. There are two chips in the edge of the lid.
The teapot has a rectangular lid (.b) with a raised central rectangular area that supports a molded and applied finial. The finial is in the shape of a flower, and is also decorated with underglaze cobalt blue.
There are three chips in the rim, and four small chips on the body of the teapot. There are a series of cracks in the side of the teapot, to the left of the spout. There are a series of stable cracks in the handle. There are two chips in the edge of the lid.
Object number1952.88.0.1a,b
MarkingsThere are three marks and one label on the bottom of the teapot. The first is an underglaze blue mark of "Stone/ China" inside a rectangular border with canted corners. The second mark is an underglaze printed blue number "4". The fourth mark is an impressed letter "B". A small, round white label on the bottom of the teapot has the number "1840" written in red ink.Subject Terms
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