1882
English
Decorative Arts
glazed parian
England,Worcester
Overall: 6 1/4 × 7 × 3 3/8 in. (15.88 × 17.78 × 8.57 cm)
Overall (lid): 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 1/4 in. (9.84 × 5.08 × 5.72 cm)
Overall (teapot): 3 5/8 × 7 × 3 3/8 in. (9.21 × 17.78 × 8.57 cm)
96.97a-b
Signed on bottom: "Budge" [with corresponding mark for "1882"]
Marks: "T", code for 1882
inscribed on bottom: "Fearful consequences-/ through the laws of/ Natural Selection and /Evolution of living up to one's Teapot"
Gift of The Council of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in honor of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Museum and with appreciation for the staff's extraordinary efforts on the Fabergé exhibitions, especially those of our friend David Curry

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