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Tea Pot
Tea Pot
Tea Pot

Tea Pot

Maker
Periodca. 1765 - 1785
MediumEarthenware, lead glaze
Dimensions5.63 × 4 in. (14.3 × 10.2 cm)
InscribedHandwritten label attached to underside "M-56, Tea pot, Leeds, MCHA" and "8B English Earthen ware Towner" Papers inside reads "Leeds in Derby c. 1765, English, cream-colored earthenware, plate 8B" Small adhesive label inside lid, "16 / 17 J.B. Morris Jr."
ClassificationsFood Service, Serving Vessels
Credit LineGift of Mr. J.B. Morris, Jr., 1957
Object number1979.501.250
DescriptionA spherical white-bodied teapot, with plain foot band. The pot features a slightly "S" shaped spout, a handle of entwined double straps, and a 1/2" plain inner rim. The body is decorated in polychrome red, green, yellow, and dark red, with a large central rose surrounded by floral sprays. The shallow domed lid contains a molded floral finial and is painted to match the teapot.
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