Porcelain Teapot with Twisted Wire Handle
MakerMade by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
StudentTaught by
Geoffrey Whiting
(Stocksfield, Northumberland, 1919 - 1988)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1995-1997
Object NameTeapot
MediumLimoges porcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Diam): 210 × 128 × 89mm
Rim (Diameter): 84mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 11 × 60mm
Rim (Diameter): 84mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 11 × 60mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Edmund de Waal
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.229
About MeLimoges porcelain cylindrical teapot with gently squeezed body, short spout and twisted wire handle. Irregular rim with deep recess to accomoodate the flat circular cover which has a circular steam hole.
The teapot is glazed inside and out in a pale blue celadon subtle crackle glaze with unglazed band around the rim and neck.
Crackle glaze is a decorative technique of deliberately introducing numerous minute surface cracks which originated in China. Celadon also came from the Far East and is frequently found in shades of pale green and pale blue, the colour changing depending on the quantity of iron oxide added to the glaze before it is fired.
