Tea Pots

DateLate 1700s

Terms

Tea Pots
Ceramic
Bristol

Dimensions11.42 × 19.04 × 12.06 cm (4 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell

Object numberC0222

DescriptionTea pot (C222), with lid (C222a). One of three pots (see C220-C222). Forms vary slightly, but all three are similar. Sides are grooved to form a crude flat fluting. Bluish glaze, thickly settled in crevices. Has a glassy quality associated with Bristol. Enamelled decoration over the glaze with a rose design in natural colors, pink predominating. Each piece has a painted panel composed of a bunch of roses with a wreath. Pink lattice borders. While often used in Staffordshire, this decoration is so generally identified with Bristol ware, that pieces having it are often classed indiscriminately as Bristol.