A Staffordshire Whieldon hexagonal teapot and cover with moulded decoration painted in green and vacant cartouches. Date Circa 1756
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“A young Josiah Wedgwood was working along side Thomas Whieldon
in a partnership from 1754 to 1759″
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Description
A Staffordshire Whieldon hexagonal teapot and cover with diamond shaped moulded decoration painted in green and 4 vacant cartouches, 2 on each side.
This was manufactured by Thomas Whieldon at Fenton Vivian works Staffordshire England in the mid eighteenth century.
With the body made from a cream- coloured earthenware and a young Josiah Wedgwood working along side Thomas Whieldon in a partnership from 1754 to 1759 researching and developing different types of bodies it’s believed this was the inspiration for this teapot.
Date; Circa 1756
Size; height 11.5cm (4.5 inches)
Condition; cover and finial restored