Underglaze
Printing in a single color on earthenware and stoneware 1820-1850, printed and painted
Additional Image:
The opposite side of the teapot with the emerging lion.
A view of the lisd with the hen brooding chicks.
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Shape Type: Miscellaneous
Pattern Type: Animals
Date: c. 1820-1840 Dimensions: - Height: 3.87 in (9.8298 cm)
Maker: Don Pottery
Description:
A toy teapot printed in black and painted underglaze. On one side is a boy feeding lambs and on the opposite side is a lion emerging from a cave. The lid is printed with a pattern consisting of a hen brooding chicks with flowers and a cottage (see below for the other examples). A fish bone design is painted in black on the spout...
Description:
A toy teapot printed in black and painted underglaze. On one side is a boy feeding lambs and on the opposite side is a lion emerging from a cave. The lid is printed with a pattern consisting of a hen brooding chicks with flowers and a cottage (see below for the other examples). A fish bone design is painted in black on the spout and handle. The item is not marked but the pattern and shape are documented by John Griffin in The Don Pottery 1801-1893, p. 126. Width from spout to handle is 5.75 inches The lid is 2 inches wide.
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