{"id":947,"date":"2010-03-24T17:28:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T22:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=947"},"modified":"2016-04-23T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T16:13:41","slug":"samuel-alcock-roman-teapot-c-1850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=947","title":{"rendered":"Greek style teapot, c.1850"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Porcelain teapot made in the UK\u00a0in the mid nineteenth century with matte finish neoclassical decoration, stands 7.25 inches long by 4.5 inches tall. I originally thought this teapot was made by Samuel Alcock but I have been told it was made by Dudson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4818\" title=\"IMG_1721\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17213.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17213-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The other side of the teapot with chariot decoration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1722.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4817\" title=\"IMG_1722\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1722.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1722-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both the handle and the spout have an unusual repair of tightly wrapped metal wire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4917\" title=\"IMG_3197\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31971.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31971.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31971-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4918\" title=\"IMG_3199\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31991.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31991.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_31991-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The undamaged lid has extra deep sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5297\" title=\"IMG_7100\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7100.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7100-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The teapot was also available with a black background, shown here without the wire repairs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/teapot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-948\" title=\"teapot\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/teapot-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/teapot-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/teapot.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\">eBay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porcelain teapot made in the UK\u00a0in the mid nineteenth century with matte finish neoclassical decoration, stands 7.25 inches long by 4.5 inches tall. I originally thought this teapot was made by Samuel Alcock but I have been told it was made by Dudson. The other side of the teapot with chariot decoration. 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