Teapot c. 1740

ceramic

3d sculpting

3d model

3d printed part

rounded shape

ceramic

jewelry design

historical fashion

3d shape

stoneware

england

ceramic

3d modeling

This 18th century English salt-glazed stoneware teapot is shaped like a house. The teapot’s spout and handle are crafted in the form of a dragon’s body and the lid is topped by a small seated dog. The house-shaped teapots of this period were often made as whimsical objects and were not meant for everyday use. Salt-glaze stoneware was a popular material in 18th-century England, and many examples of this kind of domestic ware were produced.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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This teapot is in the form of a Georgian-style mansion with a mythological dolphin-shaped handle and a Chinoiserie or Asian-inspired dragon spout and lion finial. The object is composed of stoneware that, while in a slip or liquid consistency, was poured into an alabaster or plaster mold in the shape of the teapot.