Teapot & cover
Dateca. 1775
Maker
Phillip Christian Factory
OriginEngland, Liverpool
MediumPorcelain, soft paste
DimensionsA: h: 4"; D: 4 1/4"; B:H: 1 7/8"; D: 3"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1955-30,A&B
DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain globular teapot with short neck, swan spout and ridged loop handle. Decorated with underglaze blue on either side of the pot, depicting three Chinese figures in a garden between plants with large peony blossoms. There is a flower spray on the spout and the low-domed cover with cone-shaped knop is decorated with one figure (one of those depicted on the body).
