Footed teapot

ca. 1740

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 510

This teapot, with its interesting lions’ paw feet, is an example of English drabware, a type of Staffordshire salt-glazed stoneware introduced in the 1720s. The teapot exemplifies the variety of Staffordshire wares available in the eighteenth century as well as British domestic tea ware of the period.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Footed teapot
Date: ca. 1740
Culture: British, Staffordshire
Medium: Salt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 5/8 × 6 × 3 1/2 in. (9.2 × 15.2 × 8.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2014
Object Number: 2014.712.16a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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