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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 889 B
• Date: Around 1880s
  
• Material: Earthenware
  Earthenware
  Plaster. Inscription: TOY TEAPOT / 11
  Plaster. Inscription: TOY TEAPOT / 11
  Plaster block mould / part
  Plaster block mould / part
  Teapot, toy / part
  Teapot, toy / part
  
• 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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