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Aesthetic teapot

Aesthetic teapot
 1882

Medium
porcelain
Measurements
(a-b) 15.4 × 17.5 × 8.5 cm (overall)
Inscription
(a) impressed in rim of base u.c.l.: T2
impressed (inverted) in rim of base u.c.l.: R
printed in purple on base c.: FEARFUL CONSEQUENCES_ / THROUGH THE LAWS OF/ NATURAL SELECTION AND / EVOLUTION _ OF LIVING / UP TO ONE'S TEAPOT
printed (diagonally) in purple on base l.l.: "Budge"
printed in purple on base l.c.:IV (in a circle) / 21 / 9 Rd E / A (all in a diamond)
printed in purple on base l.r.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
(b) painted in purple on right side inside lid: R
Accession Number
2002.397.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Robert Wilson, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2002
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display