Teapot

Dated: after 1768, Burslem (England), attributed to: Josiah Wedgwood. Form: basalt (?), shaped in a relief mould.

Pear-shaped, the bottom part is in relief and ribbed, a volute handle and an S-shaped spout; the upper part has relief shell ornaments and plant tendrils, which also appear on the funnel; the pattern on the lid is formed by spirally-fluted vertical, parallel ribs and ends in a tall knob.