Teapot, creamware, Wellesley shape decorated with Bullfinch pattern; printed mark on base incorporating shape and pattern names and USA patent numbers, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria or Barlaston, Staffordshire, c1932-1950
Wellesley shape was designed by Wedgwood's Art Director, John Goodwin, in 1932 for the American market; wares for export were not not subject to the World War II ban on coloured decoration so item may have been manufactured in wartime
Wellesley shape was designed by Wedgwood's Art Director, John Goodwin, in 1932 for the American market; wares for export were not not subject to the World War II ban on coloured decoration so item may have been manufactured in wartime
