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Teapot

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Attributed to: Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale (Irish, active in England 1734–1801)
English
about 1752
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamel decoration
Dimensions 9.21 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.723
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionHexagonal globular teapot with straight neck (no cover). Short hight spout, scroll handle. One side has Aesop's "Horse and Stag", opposite has river scene. Peach fluorescence.
InscriptionsUnmarked
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.