teapot with cover, Worcester Porcelain Company

Artwork Overview

teapot with cover, circa 1750–1780
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 16.5 x 22.9 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift from The Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection
Accession number: 1937.0088.a,b
Not on display

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Label texts

Archive Label 2001: Asian ceramics were imported to England in large numbers beginning in the 1740s. They served as models for the production of porcelains. A piece such as this one derived its imagery and style from Chinese sources.

Exhibitions

Susan Earle, curator
1996–1997