Teapot, salt glazed stoneware, pear shape, with hinged silver lid and silver reinforcements to repaired spout, the lid with engraved monogram, GW, body with relief-modelled floral and boss design decorated in high-temperature colours underglaze; several impressed and incised marks on base including dated factory mark and artist's and assistants' marks, teapot made by Doulton, Lambeth, London, 1876, lid by W and C Edwards, Clerkenwell, 1875
impressed letters HW on base indicate resistance to hot water, impressed lower case 'a' perhaps the mark of Senior Assistant Louisa Ayling, incised ES probably stoneware artist Eliza Simmance, incised H with superimposed I not identified
impressed letters HW on base indicate resistance to hot water, impressed lower case 'a' perhaps the mark of Senior Assistant Louisa Ayling, incised ES probably stoneware artist Eliza Simmance, incised H with superimposed I not identified
