Teapot
Rockingham
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800 - 1840
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
159 mm (Height)
Place of origin
England
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East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire
NT 201060
Summary
Brown glazed earthenware 'Cadogan' teapot. The design has no lid and is filled by turning upside down and using a tube in the bottom. This means when it is turned the right way up and poured, no liquid can escape from the top. It was probably only intended for hot water as it is very hard to clean old tea or coffee from the inside. The design was ultimately copied from Chinese wine pots. A well-known example featured in the collection of the Earl of Cadogan, which is why his name is associated with this type of design in the West today. This teapot version was first mass produced by the Rockingham factory at Swinton nr Rotherham in the earlier 19th century and the moulds later sold to Spode in Stoke-on-Trent.
Provenance
Part of bequest of Donald Gardner Hopewell to National Trust, 1984.
Makers and roles
Rockingham, manufacturer