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Miniature teapot and cover

Made at: Whieldon Factory (England)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Creamware
Dimensions 5.4 x 8.1 x 4.8 cm (2 1/8 x 3 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.114a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionLead-glazed earthenware in mottled green, blue and brown. Spherical, with over-sized slightly curved spout and high loop handle, tooled at terminal. Flat cover with flattened knop (possibly not original to piece). Unmarked.
ProvenanceM. A. Orme (born ca. 1875); May 20, 1957, Christie's London, lot15; Tilley and Co., London; April 21, 1959, purchased by Janet M. Wolfson, Brookline, MA.