Teapot & cover from partial tea service

Date1760-1775

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsODiam: 6 1/2" OH: 4 5/8"

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. John A. Williams.

Object number1986-227,1A&B

DescriptionGlobular teapot with cylindrical foot ring, plain handle and spout; reeded body and cover; knop-shaped finial on slightly domed lid; underglaze blue border around neck base and cover edge with line filled trapazoids with dark flowers hanging down and light flowers alternating between them; simpler floral and leaf border around footring and finial.
Label TextThe Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, perhaps the most prolific porcelain manufacturer in England during the eighteenth century, produced a wide range of table and tea wares. The firm was especially adept at developing a seemingly endless number of patterns using molded, painted, and transfer-printed decoration applied to an array of basic shapes.

This teapot survives with a matching sugar bowl and cover.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceMr. & Mrs. John A. Williams, Charlottesville, VA