Teapot
Jackfield Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750 - 1775
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
115 mm (Height) x 190 mm (Width) x 100 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509526.1
Summary
Small black glazed red earthenware teapot, globular body on foot ring, moulded decoration to spout, crabstock handle to pot and cover. Cover is on a separate record (509526.2). Cold gilded with birds and foliage, diaper style border around rim. Made circa 1750 - 1775.
Provenance
Made in Ironbridge, Shropshire circa 1750 - 1775. Included on page 2 of the Inventory of Items On Loan To The National Trust For Benthall Hall dated 1st October 1963. Owned by Sir Arthur Paul Benthall (1902 – 1992). Bequeathed to the National Trust in the will of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall dated 28th July 1983. Accepted for ownership by the National Trust in 1993 following the death of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall in 1992.
Marks and inscriptions
On underside on a square sticky label: XXI (written in biro)
Makers and roles
Jackfield Pottery, maker