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1800-1815
GUSN-40568
Serpentine reeding in relief on diamond-shaped bodies w/ scalloped collar w/ impressed palmette border; swan knobs; teapot has pulled ear-shaped handle w/ palmette thumbhold and scrolled spout w/ squiggly decoration in relief; traces of gilt decoration remain on body of teapot.
teapots
earthenware
gilding
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
pearlware
tin (metal)
palmette (motif)
Earthenware
Pearlware
Tin Glazed
Painted
Gilded
Palmette
TEAPOT
Impressed on bottom: illeg--""DERBY""???
Unknown
5.5 (H) (inches)
Gift of John B. Morris Jr.
1940.421AB
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