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Culture:English
Title:coffeepot
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: lead glazed, refined white earthenware (pearlware); underglaze cobalt blue enamel; transfer print; overglaze yellow enamel
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire or Yorkshire
Measurements:overall: 10 1/2 x 9 x 5 in.; 26.67 cm
Accession Number:  HD 87.032
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
English pearlware coffeepot and lid, decorated with a transfer print in blue. The lid has a pointed knob, over a domed lid with a border of a quadrille-type pattern. The baluster-shaped body has a molded rim edge painted reddish-brown; over a border of a quadrille-type pattern; and the sides decorated with a chinoiserie scene with a pagoda, garden house, bridge, and trees, including evergreens and a large willow. The pot has a plain, C-shaped handle; a curved spout decorated with blue floral sprays; a flared base with an incised line between the body and base; and a molded flat foot. The rim of the lid is painted in a yellow ochre color to similate the edge of Chinese export porcelain vessels.

Tags:
pagodas

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