Possibly Sowter & Co., Teapot, Mexborough, England, 1800-1820

Ceramic

Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Possibly Sowter & Co., Teapot, Mexborough, England, 1800-1820

Entry/Object ID

1107

Description

Castleford-style teapot with lid. White feldspathic stoneware with molded body and applied relief decoration, with designs outlined in blue. Landscape painted and outlined in blue; glazed interior. See Diana Edwards Roussel, The Castleford Pottery, 1790-1821 (Wakefield, England: Wakefield Historical Publications, 1982; published in the US by Londonderry Press, Belmont, Mass.), 42-44 and passim.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1107

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Credit Line

Portsmouth Historical Society

Made/Created

Notes

Date: ca. 1800-1820

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

UDF21: Mark on bottom: “#22”; “S & Co.” [Castleford Pottery]

Material

White feldspathic stoneware

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2001-03-16