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Teapot and stand

Made at: Worcester Manufactory (England)
English
about 1765
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 10.5 x 17.5 x 9.6 cm (4 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.82a-c
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain, ribbed-barrel shaped pot, flat lid with molded ribbed wheel, flower finial and two applied leaves fluted hexagonal stand; Kakiemon style, so-called "Partridge" or quail pattern in polychrome enamals; turquoise border with gilt rococo.
Marks Unmarked
InscriptionsLabel on reverse: Janet M. Wolfson Collection W No. 1
ProvenanceTilley and Co., London (dealer); August 25, 1958, purchased by Janet M. Wolfson, Brookline, MA; Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson to the MFA in 1982 (Accession Date: January 13, 1982)