Teapot

Maker Worcester Porcelain Factory (British)

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Date1881

Mediumporcelain

DimensionsTeapot: 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 in. (9.2 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm.) Lid: 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (9.5 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm.)

DescriptionOne side is a man with a sunflower, the other side is a woman with a lily

SignedSigned on bottom of teapot: "Budge"

InscribedInscribed on bottom of teapot: Fearful consequences... / through the laws of natural selection and / evolution_, of living / up to one's teapot

MarkingsR d [superscript] inside a diamond; inscribed in each corner of diamond is 21, 9, A, E; Inscribed on top of diamond: IV [circled] 51 [half circled on left side] inside a circle with a crown on top; T inscribed below circle

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Elizabeth Babbitt Spelman

Status

Not on view

Object number2014.19