Teapot with Aurora riding in her chariot

Designer Designed by William Greatbach British

1770–82

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 510

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Title: Teapot with Aurora riding in her chariot
Designer: Designed by William Greatbach (British, 1735–1813)
Date: 1770–82
Culture: British, Lane Delph, Staffordshire
Medium: Creamware
Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (12.1 × 21 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.31.20a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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