Coffeepot

Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

1775/80

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Creamware teapot molded to resemble a pineapple with scrolled handle and leafy green spout, the globular body with green leaves extending from the foot up, the rest of the body and conforming flat cover with a diamond-like pattern glazed honey brown, with green finial.
Large, heavy beer pump handle of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the body with on one side the muse Urania, muse of astronomy, and on the other the muse Melpomene, muse of tragedy, between them are dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.
Small vinaigrette in the form of a fish of a bass type with gray-green scales and red fins, the middle opens up to reveal a small container covered with a pierced lid of gilt silver, with additional gilt silver mounts and eye attached to the nose for hanging.
Tall, heavy, covered jar of blackish raku glazed and fired stoneware, the body conical and the cover large and flat, the glaze a creamy opaque white with crackling and numerous glaze imperfections that give the piece a rustic feel, the foot left glaze free.