A tan teapot whose body is vertically ovular. In red are various patterns and images, including a row of brick-like squares that extends from the bottom left of the body to the top right of it. Off of this narrow, wall-like row grows a tree. Two birds fly off of it, toward the top left of the body. Below it, in the bottom right of the body, are a thick bush of plants.

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Rangoon Teapot

This is a teapot. It was manufactured by Francis J. Emery. It is dated ca. 1878–85 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

These ceramic objects are examples of the types of aesthetically sophisticated wares available to those with a modest income. All feature elements of Japanese design vocabulary: cranes, flowering branches, fans, mountainous landscapes, arabesque patterns, medallions, cross-hatched decoration, waves, an asymmetrical arrangement, and more.

This object was donated by Brooklyn Museum. It is credited Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.

Decoupage, Japanese Motifs
brown ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper.
1948-89-18

Japanese Woman Figure
glazed porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-139

Plate No. 1, Art furniture from designs by E.W. Godwin and others: with hints and suggestions on domestic furniture and decoration

Plate No. 1, Art furniture from designs by E.W. Godwin and others: with hints...
lithography on paper.
Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library.
9.2017.1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 18.5 x 23.6 x 10 cm (7 5/16 x 9 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On base (a): "RANGOON" in rectangle / "EMERY [circular shape] BURSLEM / ENGLAND"

Cite this object as

Rangoon Teapot; Manufactured by Francis J. Emery; England; glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 18.5 x 23.6 x 10 cm (7 5/16 x 9 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection; 1999-42-4-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Japonism.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DFKr/
Accession Number 1999-42-4-a,b
Object ID 18669355