Teapot & mould, made at Prestonpans, East Lothian

This earthenware miniature teapot, pictured here with its plaster mould, was made by Belfield and Co. of Prestonpans in East Lothian. Both the teapot and the mould date from around the 1880s.

The brown glazed teapot has a spherical body with ribbed panels and a slightly domed lid. Belfields were well known for full-size teapots, which were known as 'Broon Coos'.

Good supplies of coal and clay and easy transport by sea meant that the south side of the Firth of Forth was an ideal location for potteries to develop. Small-scale works existed there from the 17th century and larger factories developed from around 1750

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Online ID:	000-100-003-357-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEK 889 B
Date:	Around 1880s
Material:	Earthenware Earthenware Plaster. Inscription: TOY TEAPOT / 11 Plaster. Inscription: TOY TEAPOT / 11
Dimensions:	128 mm H x 192 mm L x 100 mm Depth (mould) / 66 mm H x 110 W (te 128 mm H x 192 mm L x 100 mm Depth (mould) / 66 mm H x 110 W (te 80 mm H x 105 mm W 80 mm H x 105 mm W
What:	Plaster block mould / part Plaster block mould / part Teapot, toy / part Teapot, toy / part
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification) Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification) Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification) Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Charles Belfield's Pottery, Prestonpans (Maker) Charles Belfield's Pottery, Prestonpans (Maker) Charles Belfield's Pottery?, Prestonpans (Maker) Charles Belfield's Pottery?, Prestonpans (Maker) Rockingham Rockingham
Where:	Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans
Event:
Description:	One part of a plaster block mould for one side of a toy teapot and its keeper block, by Charles Belfield's Pottery, Prestonpans One part of a plaster block mould for one side of a toy teapot and its keeper block, by Charles Belfield's Pottery, Prestonpans Part of a toy teapot of earthenware, brown Rockingham glazed, with a spherical body with ribbed panels and a slightly domed lid, probably by Charles Belfield's Pottery, Prestonpans Part of a toy teapot of earthenware, brown Rockingham glazed, with a spherical body with ribbed panels and a slightly domed lid, probably by Charles Belfield's Pottery, Prestonpans
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