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Catalog Number |
BE1998.2.1-2 |
Object Name |
Teapot |
Description |
A large English pottery brown glazed teapot and lid. Has a copper lustre with embossed floral decoration. 'Robert Powell, Fenton,1881'. is engraved on the pot. |
Year Range from |
1881 |
Dimensions |
H-27 W-26 L-18 cm |
History |
Teapot is an example of Bargeware that was first started by Measham Pottery in the middle of the 19th century. William Mason, a potter who owned an earthenware pottery in South Derbyshire, started making teapots from the local clay covered with a dark brown 'treacle' glaze. They were decorated typically with applied reliefs of pheasants, stylized fruits and foliage as well as messages such as 'Love at Home', 'A Present to a Friend' or the name of the person who commissioned it. Pots with just family names were often given as wedding presents or for other important celebrations/ anniversaries. These pots were usually fairly large and were mainly used by the people who lived on the British Canals in their barges. Donated by Frances Cocker from the estate of Elsie Hilditch who lived in Port Credit.. Reference: Measham 'Bargeware', Moorabool Antique Galleries. https://moorabool.com/product/measham-bargeware-large-teapot-mrs-h-bradley-worcester-1886/#:~:text=Measham%20in%20Leicestershire%20had%20a,through%20the%20district%20%26%20far%20beyond. |