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Teapot

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CultureEnglish

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Teapot

Datec. 1745–1750

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (agate ware)

Dimensions5 3/4 × 6 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (14.6 × 17.5 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Bayou Bend Docent Organization in honor of Dorothy Taylor’s 50 years of service to Bayou Bend

Object numberB.2016.5.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Massachusetts Room

On view

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe diamond-shaped teapot was formed by using press molding technology. The body, foot, lid, spout, handle, and lion finial were all created in separate molds. The two-color pattern in red and cream is often referred to by collectors as “elephant’s tooth.” Called agate ware, it is a type of pottery made to resemble agate. Different colored clays were combined to imitate the veining of the hard stone. It was made by the ancient Romans and revived in the 18th century in Staffordshire, England.
ProvenanceSotheby's, London, European Ceramics, September 13, 1999, sale L03927, lot 37;[Jonathan Horne, London]; purchased by Troy D. Chappell, Virginia, 2001; consigned to [Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts, European Furniture & Decorative Arts: The Troy Chappell Collection of 17th and 18th English Pottery, Part II, 2920M, July 15, 2016, lot 337]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
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Label on bottom: CHAPPELL / COLLECTION / 234 / English Pottery
Label on bottom: JONATHAN HORNE

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