Creamware pottery tea caddy named and dated Sarah Williams 1779

Reference: 5968

Dated: 1779 Bovey Tracey Devon England

An exceptionally rare scratch decorated creamware caddy named and dated Sarah Williams 1779.
The flower decoration is the same technique usually associated with "Scratch Blue saltglaze".
The four finial teapots charm to this piece, three of which have been restored along with the missing cover. The caddy is the work of the Bovey Tracey Pottery located in Devon England.

Dimensions: 2.50 inch wide 5.00 inch high 2.50 inch deep

Medium: creamware pottery ceramic earthenware scratch

Current Condition Some staining and restoartion to finials and replaced cover.

Literature: A Potwork in Devonshire. The history and products of the Bovey Tracey Potteries 1750-1836 by Brian Adams and Anthony Thomas

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