Teapot and Lid
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1883
DIMENSIONS
7 1/4 x 10 x 6 1/8 in. (18.4 x 25.4 x 15.6 cm)
MARKINGS
Underside of base: company logo/ "U" impressed and printed in blue. Adhesive paper tape label: "ROYAL WORCESTER /CA. 1883". Ripped tape paper label. Rectangular white paper adhesive label: "1989".
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.237a-b
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
White-bodied molded flattened globular teapot raised on circular foot. Recto and verso, large rectangular shape pierced in honeycomb pattern with three shield shapes pierced by six holes each, possibly abstracted bee hives, with inner wall of teapot visible behind. Body rises to short neck and wide mouth. C-shaped handle and spout, opposite, incised to resemble bamboo. Cover with wide flat lip and base with raised dome with two triangular sections pierced in honeycomb pattern with two shield shapes pierced by six holes each, possibly abstracted bee hives, topped with small bulbous baluster shaped finial rising to a point.
Condition: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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