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Culture:English
Title:teapot
Date Made:ca. 1840
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: lead glazed, refined white earthenware (pearlware, china glaze) with overglaze enamels
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire (probably)
Measurements:overall: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 19.05 x 24.765 x 16.51 cm
Accession Number:  HD 56.051.1
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Quincy Bent
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
English pearlware teapot with lid, part of a set with 15 pieces, decorated in the strawberry pattern in red, pink, yellow, and green. The teapot lid has a fluted flower knob outlined in red, over a stepped domed body with molded leaves and a vent hole, over a painted strawberry and flower surround. The baluster-shaped body has a molded, fluted rim outlined with two red lines, and the main body decorated with strawberries, vines, and flowers, over six molded feet with foliate design. The applied, molded stylized leaf handle has a red leaf decoration, and the molded, applied spout has an animal head spout with red accents and a red rim around the base.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location)

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