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Teapot with lid

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1814-1836

GUSN

GUSN-54943

Description

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.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"D/ ROGERS" (impressed)
"672 / J.B.M. Jr." and "672 / J.B. Morris Jr." (Two labels affixed to interior of lid)

Additional Identification Number

1949.115A

Maker

John Rogers & Son (Maker)

Location of Origin

Longport, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

7 x 10 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. John B. Morris, Jr.

Accession Number

1949.115.1AB

Places

Longport (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)

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