Pearlware teapot with lid. Rectangular base with handpainted bands and accents of black around base, neck, and on handles, rim, spout. Lid has bird knop. Red transfer-printed scene of young woman feeding cat perched on bamboo table with village in the distance.
teapots
molding (forming)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
pearlware
transfer printing
hand-painted
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Vessel, Drink Serving
Teapot
Molded
Woman
Cat
Village
Bird
Teapot
"D/ ROGERS" (impressed)
"672 / J.B.M. Jr." and "672 / J.B. Morris Jr." (Two labels affixed to interior of lid)
1949.115A
John Rogers & Son (Maker)
Longport, England, Staffordshire
7 x 10 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mr. John B. Morris, Jr.
1949.115.1AB
Longport (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
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