Teapot

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Maker Ralph Hall (English, active c. 1822–1849)English, active c. 1822–1849

CultureEnglish

Titles

Teapot
the "Eagle" pattern

Datec. 1847–1849

Made inTunstall, England

Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions7 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (18.4 × 26.7 × 14.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry

Object numberB.2013.18.A,.B

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThis pattern shows a large American eagle with the United States Capital Building in the background.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Published References Kowalsky, Arnold A., and Dorothy E. Kowalsky. "Encyclopedia of Marks on American, English, and European Earthenware, Ironstone, Stoneware, 1780–1980: Makers, Marks, and Patterns in Blue and White, Historic Blue, Flow Blue, Mulberry, Romantic Transferware, Tea Leaf, and White Ironstone." Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub, 1999. pp. 272–273. Larsen, Ellouise Baker. "American Historical Views on Staffordshire China." New York: Dover Publications, 1975. p. 121, no. 265 and p. 324. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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