Wedgwood Teapot

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Wedgwood Teapot

Entry/Object ID

3294

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Marjorie Ellis Kroha

Notes

Date: 1976 Credit Line: Bequest of Marjorie Ellis Kroha, Class of 1914, Home Economics Means of Accession: Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Wedgwood

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, L, W: 3 3/4x7 x4 1/4 in; H, L, W: 9.52x17.78x10.79 cm

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

7 in

Height

9.52 cm

Width

10.79 cm

Length

17.78 cm

Material

Stoneware (jasperware)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Early teasets were amassed over time, combining traditional Chinese vessels with European ones, and also featuring a mix of ceramic and metalwork bodies. The matched teasets seen in this case are a more modern concept, not coming into use until the late 18th century.