{"id":13585,"date":"2020-02-09T11:11:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T16:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=13585"},"modified":"2020-04-26T12:38:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T16:38:58","slug":"basalt-teapot-with-sibyl-knob-c-1785","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=13585","title":{"rendered":"Basalt teapot with Sibyl knob, c.1785"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This classical black basalt pottery teapot with engine-turned ribbed body was made in England, c.1785-95. It stands 4.5 inches high, 8 inches wide from handle to spout. An impressed mark &#8220;NEALE &amp; CO&#8221; can be found on the underside. My favorite design feature is the Sibyl knop on the lid, an intricately detailed sculptural feat unto itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the original spout broke off &#8211; most likely over 175 years ago &#8211; a silversmith applied a silver replacement. I tend to keep replacement metals unpolished, as I feel the oxidization adds another layer of beauty to the piece. In this case, the dark richness of the silver spout blends in nicely with the teapots black surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1131-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1131-1.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1131-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1131-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0597.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14871\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0597.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0597-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0597-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1136-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15285\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1136-1.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1136-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1136-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0606.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14873\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0606.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0606-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0606-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1138.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1138-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1138-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1141-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1141-1-1.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1141-1-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1141-1-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0607.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14874\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0607.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0607-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0607-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This intact teapot with similar form suggests what the original spout on my teapot might have looked like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/823523f49a5bdc55a6d16b78963341cb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13589\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/823523f49a5bdc55a6d16b78963341cb.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/823523f49a5bdc55a6d16b78963341cb-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/823523f49a5bdc55a6d16b78963341cb-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\">1stdibs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This classical black basalt pottery teapot with engine-turned ribbed body was made in England, c.1785-95. It stands 4.5 inches high, 8 inches wide from handle to spout. An impressed mark &#8220;NEALE &amp; CO&#8221; can be found on the underside. My favorite design feature is the Sibyl knop on the lid, an intricately detailed sculptural feat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[20,19,124,100,17],"class_list":["post-13585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teapot","tag-basalt","tag-english","tag-metal-spout","tag-pottery","tag-silver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13585"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15289,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13585\/revisions\/15289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}