{"id":249,"date":"2010-03-13T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T18:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2011-02-13T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-13T16:35:18","slug":"wedgwood-imari-teapot-c-1880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=249","title":{"rendered":"Wedgwood Imari Teapot, c.1880"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>English porcelain teapot, stamped WEDGWOOD with amphora vase mark on bottom, measures 9-1\/2&#8243; long by 4-3\/4&#8243; high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2287\" title=\"IMG_1707\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17071.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17071.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17071-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An elegant, polished carved wood handle from the early 20th century replaces the original, which broke off long ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7058.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5263\" title=\"IMG_7058\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7058.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7058.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7058-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wobbly\u00a0wood handle is attached to the teapot with lightweight metal pins at the top and bottom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5264\" title=\"IMG_7060\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7060.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7060.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7060-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This repair is purely ornamental, as the handle could never withstand the weight of even an empty teapot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5265\" title=\"IMG_7059\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7059.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7059.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7059-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Wedgwood teapot with the same form as mine shows what the original handle would have looked like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1264_2_lg1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5267\" title=\"1264_2_lg\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1264_2_lg1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1264_2_lg1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1264_2_lg1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumouchelles.com\">Domouchelles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English porcelain teapot, stamped WEDGWOOD with amphora vase mark on bottom, measures 9-1\/2&#8243; long by 4-3\/4&#8243; high. An elegant, polished carved wood handle from the early 20th century replaces the original, which broke off long ago. The wobbly\u00a0wood handle is attached to the teapot with lightweight metal pins at the top and bottom. 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