Footed teapot

Unknown

ca. 1740 · Salt-glazed stoneware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This teapot, with its interesting lions’ paw feet, is an example of English drabware, a type of Staffordshire salt-glazed stoneware introduced in the 1720s. The teapot exemplifies the variety of Staffordshire wares available in the eighteenth century as well as British domestic tea ware of the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1740

Medium

Salt-glazed stoneware

Culture

British, Staffordshire

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2014