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Teapot

Date1780

OriginEngland, Yorkshire (probably)

MediumCream-colored earthenware (creamware)

DimensionsOH: 6 1/2 in.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund

Object number2018-6,A&B

DescriptionGlobular form cream-colored earthenware teapot with a strap handle, spout moulded with leaves and highlighted with cobalt and domed lid painted with typical chinoiserie-style designs. One side of the pot painted in cobalt with a woman seated at a table with a teapot and saucers, drinking tea, the scene in a garden-type setting. Inscribed above the scene, "Sally Sikes is / Drinking / Tea 1780." The reverse also painted in blue with a house flanked by sponged trees.