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Falstaff teapot produced in England circa 1970. Sir John Falstaff appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. Falstaff is featured as the buffoonish suitor of two married women in The Merry Wives of Windsor and companion to Prince Hal. A fat and boastful knight he spends most of his time drinking at the Boar's Head Inn with petty criminals living on stolen or borrowed money. This seated Falstaff teapot features his left arm holding a cup as the handle and right arm lifting a pitcher as its spout.
Maker:
unknown
England
circa 1970
Model #:
Derivative
teapot
Size:
large
Height:
6 1/2"
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