Shape Type: Breakfast & Tea Wares

Pattern Type: Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes

Date: 1790-1800

Dimensions:

  • Height: 6.50 in (16.51 cm)

Maker: Unknown

Description:

An early pearlware globular shaped teapot printed in dark blue in a line engraved version of the Conversation pattern.  A number of potteries produced the Conversation pattern, and several different border patterns are known. This example employs a Butterfly, sometimes referred to as a Moth border.

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