Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 1936.009.01
- Creator:
- Dunham, Rufus (1815-1893)
Pewterer - Place of Origin:
- Westbrook, ME
- Date:
- 1837-1861
- Description:
- Teapot. Made by Rufus Dunham (1815-1893), Westbrook, ME. Britannia. Cylindrical teapot with sides tapering from splayed, molded base to everted lip with simple molding extending 1 inch below top. Hinged lid with dome of ogee profile, incurved flange and turned finial. S-shaped spout. Scroll handle, painted black, with scrolled thumbgrip and tubular extensions at upper and lower handle junctures. Impresses mark on bottom; "R. DUNHAM", in upper case letters.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-7.125 Dia-5.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Laura Jane Gould Hoskins (1817-1865), mother of Helen Frances Hoskins Livingston (1851-1928).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Frances Hoskins Livingston
- People:
- Gould, Laura (1817-1865), Hoskins, Laura (1817-1865), Hoskins, Albert (1808-1891), Livingston, Helen F. (1851-1928), Dunham, Rufus (1815-1893)
- Subjects:
- Tea, Tea ceremonies
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