Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 1975.074.13
- Creator:
- Dixon & Son
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- 1822-1835
- Description:
- Teapot. Made by Dixon & Son, Sheffield, England; 1822-1835. Cast britannia. Helmet-shaped body with curved, hinged lid surmounted by black enamel painted wood finial. Gadrooned band around edge of body; Four cast shell motif feet with opposing floral volutes above. S-shaped spout with decorative ends and strainer inside end, attached to front. Black enamel painted wood curved scroll handle attached to back of body with rivets. "DIXON & SON / 4" stamped incuse on bottom of body.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-6.5 W-4.75 D-10.75 inches
- Provenance:
- The teapot was probably owned and used by Jane (Little) Gerrish (1800-1877) of Boscawen, NH. It was inherited by Mabel A. Gerrish (1878-1974), who bequeathed it to her daughter, the donor, Elizabeth S. Werner.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Sewall Page Werner
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