Teapot with Harlem Toile picnic scene
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Enoch Wedgwood Ltd, English, founded 1860
label: Designed by
content: Sheila Bridges, American, born 1964
label: Distributed by
content: Fiskars Living US, LLC, American, founded 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A white bone china teapot (a) with lid (b) from the Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges collaboration, featuring the picnic vignette from Bridges' Harlem Toile de Jouy design.
label: Description
content: The teapot has an oval body with straight vertical walls, with a simple half-oval handle at one short end and a slightly curved spout at the other. The pot is white, with a thin black edging along the top rim, the top of the spout, the edges of the handle, and the edge of the lid and lid handle.
label: Description
content: On one side is a picnic scene depicting a young man and woman in 18th century clothing having a picnic on the ground under a tree. The top of the tree continues onto the flat lid of the teapot. Her purple dress and his red trousers are the only spots of color in the otherwise black, grey and white design. She sits cross-legged, holding a fried chicken leg in both hands. He sits across from her, reaching towards the plate of food that is on the ground between them. Behind her is a whole watermelon and two cut pieces of watermelon. Behind him is a picnic basket.
label: Description
content: On the other side of the teapot is a second smaller vignette of individuals in 18th century clothing gathered around a table eating. Two men and two women are seated at the table, and one man stands next to the table with his hands on hips. The table and chairs appear to be set up outdoors, with tufts of grass around the table legs. In separate vignette is a large rooster with a piece of watermelon in front of it.
label: Description
content: An open picnic basket and two blue shoes are depicted on the bottom of the interior of the teapot. The underside of the teapot has is printed black text that reads “WEDGWOOD / X / SHEILA BRIDGES / Bone China / Dishwasher Safe.”
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Play
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wedgwood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.75.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: teapots
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sheila Bridges, Wedgwood © Fiskars Group
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bone china
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.5 × 26 × 11.5 cm)