Teapot, 9.5 x 6 inches. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for Davenport. The main motifs of this pattern are a flower pot filled with blossoming prunus branch, a Japanese uchiwa fan decorated with a view of a junk, two different groups of flowers, and a crane in flight. The bird on the lid more resembles a goose. The border on the handle features an alternating diamond pattern filled with geometric patterns and stylized floral motifs.

John Davenport was an apprentice to Thomas Wolfe at Stoke and then worked in partnership with him as a china manufacturer in Liverpool. In 1793 Davenport took over John Brindley's pottery factory at Longport. John Davenport died c. 1830 and the business was continued by his sons Henry and William who extended the works. When Henry died, the business name was changed to W. Davenport & Co. After William died in 1869 the business was continued by his son Henry (grandson of the original founder John Davenport) until its closure in 1887.