Miniature teapot (a) with bulbous hexagonal body, angled handle, scroll spout and octagonal lid (b) with button knop. Blue transfer-printed scene of a log cabin on either side of bowl. Border pattern of stars on star ground. Handle has been mended.
teapots
covers (closures)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
ironstone (pottery)
Vessel, Drink Serving
Teapot
Star
Log Cabin
Teapot
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
1934.1062BC
Ridgway, John, 1830-1855 (Maker)
Hanley, England, Staffordshire
4 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith
1934.1062.2AB
1840 (Circa)
Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
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