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Teapot

Made at: Staffordshire (England)
Possibly made by: Whieldon Factory (England)
English (Staffordshire)
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Red stoneware
Dimensions 9.2 x 10.5 cm (3 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Shreve, Crump and Low Company
Accession Number53.187a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryStoneware

DescriptionElers type. Squat globular, slight rim around top, almost flat cover chained to crabstock handle; crabstock finial and spout. Applied floral and vine design on body. (repaired).
InscriptionsBlue oval label on underside: "Shreve, Crump & Low Co. Boston"
ProvenanceGift of Shreve, Crump and Low Company to the MFA in 1953 (Accession Date: March 20, 1953)