Teapot with portraits of King George III (1738–1820) and Queen Charlotte (1744–1818)
ca. 1761–63
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (10.8 × 18.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Staffordshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Carleton Macy, in memory of his wife Helen Lefferts Macy, 1937
Accession Number
37.22.9a, b
About the Artist
Whieldon type
**Whieldon Type: Pioneers of Colorful Staffordshire Earthenware** Whieldon type pottery represents the work of anonymous Staffordshire potters active in Britain during the mid-18th century, roughly 1740–1770, who produced innovative lead-glazed earthenwares that brought vibrant color and whimsy to everyday tableware and ornaments. Emerging from the fertile pottery district of Staffordshire, these...