Teapot
Thomas Whieldon (1719 - 1795)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760 - 1770
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
110 x 180 mm; 110 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509547
Summary
Black-glazed red earthenware teapot, crabstock handle, bulbous body moulded in relief with trailing vine picked out in cold gilding, raised on three scrolled legs, cover with finial in the form of a bird with spreading wings. Made circa 1760 - 1770.
Provenance
Made by Thomas Whieldon in Staffordshire circa 1760 - 1770. 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.
Makers and roles
Thomas Whieldon (1719 - 1795), maker