{"id":13850,"date":"2019-07-14T13:02:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T17:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=13850"},"modified":"2020-04-26T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T20:05:18","slug":"worcester-teapot-with-silver-lid-spout-c-1755","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=13850","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Boy on a Buffalo&#8221; teapot, c. 1755"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This porcelain Dr. Wall (or First Period) Worcester compressed globular form teapot was made in England, circa 1755-56. One side has pencilled (painted with fine brush)&nbsp;decoration in black of the &#8220;Boy on a Buffalo,&#8221; the reverse has a different scene, and the spout is decorated with a sprig of flowers. Teapot measures 4.5 inches high to top of lid, 6.5 inches wide from handle to spout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the lid went missing and the spout broke, it was taken to a silversmith, who fashioned an elegant hinged lid and a well made collar to extend the truncated spout. Although it would have been an added bonus if the teapot possessed hallmarks of the silversmith who did the fine repairs, I am thrilled to own this rare teapot, nonetheless, and share it with you.<\/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_1183.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1183.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1183-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1183-300x300.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_0791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14195\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0791.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0791-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0791-300x300.jpg 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_0792.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0792.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0792-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0792-300x300.jpg 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_0793-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14197\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0793-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0793-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0793-1-300x300.jpg 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_1189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1189.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1189-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1189-300x300.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_0795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0795.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0795-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0795-300x300.jpg 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_0796.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0796.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0796-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0796-300x300.jpg 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_1186.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1186.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1186-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1186-300x300.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_1188.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1188.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1188-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1188-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This example shows what the original cover and spout looked like before the teapot took a tumble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/H0452-L38801276.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14190\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/H0452-L38801276.jpg 370w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/H0452-L38801276-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/H0452-L38801276-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invaluable.com\">Invaluable<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This porcelain Dr. Wall (or First Period) Worcester compressed globular form teapot was made in England, circa 1755-56. One side has pencilled (painted with fine brush)&nbsp;decoration in black of the &#8220;Boy on a Buffalo,&#8221; the reverse has a different scene, and the spout is decorated with a sprig of flowers. Teapot measures 4.5 inches high [&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":[19,77,124,16,17,38],"class_list":["post-13850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teapot","tag-english","tag-metal-lid","tag-metal-spout","tag-porcelain","tag-silver","tag-worcester"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13850","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=13850"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15309,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13850\/revisions\/15309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}