Teapot
Staffordshire, England
1820-1840
Measurements
7-3/4 in x 11-1/4 in x 5 in
Materials
Glazed enamel and pink luster on white earthenware
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous gift
Accession Number
2023.1
Inscription
“28” is written in copper luster on the outside of the bottom.
Condition Notes
The tea pot has minor staining.
Comments
The lidded pink luster tea pot is a bellied rectangular form with canted corners, a curved spout, and a C scroll handle. The body tapers at the bottom to a molded foot. The lid is domed with a finial at the top. The teapot and lid are decorated with several bands of pink luster. Delicate stylized boughs and motifs composed of dots in a line, all rendered in red, green, and blue, decorate the spaces between the solid bands.
The teapot was made en suite with sugar bowl, accession no. 2023.2, and cups and saucers, accession no. 2023.13.
