English Green-glazed Creamware Pottery Cauliflower Teapot & Cover,
Circa 1755-75.
(Ref: NY9524-nppK)
A creamware cauliflower teapot naturalistically molded as cauliflower florets above overlapping green-glazed leaves with molded spout and handle.
Dimensions::Height: 5 3/4 inches x 8 1/2 inches wide x 5 inches deep Provenance: New York Private Collection.
Reference: Similar example at the Metropolitan Museum on view at The Met, Fifth Avenue in Gallery 510. See: Page 188 figure 89a The Henry H.Weldon Collection "English Pottery: 1650-1800". by Leslie B. Grigsby.