Engine-Turned Red Bodied Earthenware Teapot

One partial refined red bodied earthenware teapot comprised of thirty-one rim, body, and base sherds with a footring. The lid is nearly complete and has a fine acorn knop. There is an engine turned decoration on the lead glazed exterior surfaces of the lid and body. The rim diameter of the lid is approximately 8 cm.

• Object number

  509, 516, 783, 1127, 1147

• Date made

  ca. 1763 - ca. 1820

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 8 cm

• Decoration

  Engine-Turned

• 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) (624.1127)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

  Footring

  Lid

  Knop

• Ware types

  Red Paste

• Techniques

  Press Molded