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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Teapot and Cover, “Cannonball” Pattern
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Teapot and Cover, “Cannonball” Pattern

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.13
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 4
DescriptionThis is a 'Cannonball' Pattern Spherical Teapot and Cover. Painted on either side with a hut and trees on a rocky island with a paviliion in the distance, and with circular rocks emerging from the water, the cover with a reduced version of the pattern around the floral sprig knop, and each piece with a trellis diaper border. Crescent mark in underglaze-blue.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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ca. 1765-75
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1765-75
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-80
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1772-75
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
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