Additional Image:

The reverse of the teapot with a print of an angel appearing to Abraham as he is about to sacrifice his son Isaac. (Genesis chapter 22, verses 9-18.)
Shape Type
Breakfast & Tea Wares
Pattern Type
Literature, Classical, Mythology, and the Arts
Date
1775-1790
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.00 in (33.02 cm)
Maker
Leeds Pottery

Maker's Mark:

Description:

Teapot, creamware, with ear-shaped handle, the spout with acanthus leaf molding at the base. The cover has a flower knob and black prints of a long trailing floral spray. Each side of the teapot is printed in black with a different biblical subject from Genesis. On one side we see an image of an angel appearing to bring water to Hagar & Ishmael who, after
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