Underglaze Painted Pearlware Teapot

One mended pearlware teapot consisting of body and base sherds with a footring. An intact spout with a rose and a partial handle are attached to the body. The exterior surface is fluted and decorated with red/orange underglaze painted flowers with green leaves and brown stems as well as a more elaborate polychrome floral motif featuring blue and orange flowers. A brown geometric pattern decorates the spout. There is a brown painter's mark on the exterior surface of the base. This is an example of pearlware design #43. Additional base, body, and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The base diameter is approximately 9 cm.

• Object number

  1196

• Date made

  ca. 1795 - ca. 1815

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 9 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Fluted

  Painter's mark

• Color

  Brown

  Polychrome

  Blue

  Green

  Red/Orange

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Teapot

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 27* Ceramic Shop Deposit: Undisturbed Ceramic Deposit (Red-Brown Sand with Ceramics) (624.1196)

• Forms

  Handle Fragment

  Spout

  Base/Body

  Rose

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded