{"id":1944,"date":"2010-05-18T08:33:54","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T13:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2011-02-20T09:33:34","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T14:33:34","slug":"wedgwood-drabware-teapot-c-1830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1944","title":{"rendered":"Wedgwood drabware teapot, c.1830"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian-shaped jasperware teapot with &#8220;drab&#8221; colored body and white relief overlay decoration of grapes and vines, made in England by Wedgwood in the first quarter of the 19th century. Josiah Wedgwood founded the British pottery firm in 1795 and it has grown to become one of the most famous names associated with pottery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1853_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" title=\"IMG_1853_2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1853_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1853_2.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1853_2-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teapot measures 4-3\/4&#8243; high and is 10&#8243; wide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5397\" title=\"IMG_7199\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7199.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7199-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The replaced lid and spout tip with engraved grape leaf &amp; vine decoration\u00a0are so elaborate and well executed that I initially thought they were original to the teapot. The silver plated knob is in the spirit of the original.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1856.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_1856\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1856.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18552.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1949\" title=\"IMG_1855\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18552.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18552.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18552-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stamped &#8220;WEDGWOOD&#8221; with incised mark on the underside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_7203\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This child&#8217;s tea set includes a teapot with a miniature version of my larger teapot, showing its original lid and spout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wedgwood-teaset.tif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1971\" title=\"wedgwood teaset\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wedgwood-teaset.tif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worthpoint.com\">WorthPoint<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian-shaped jasperware teapot with &#8220;drab&#8221; colored body and white relief overlay decoration of grapes and vines, made in England by Wedgwood in the first quarter of the 19th century. Josiah Wedgwood founded the British pottery firm in 1795 and it has grown to become one of the most famous names associated with pottery. 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