Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1977.007.14

Creator:

Leonard, Reed & Barton -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Taunton, MA

Date:

1837-1840

Description:

Teapot. Britannia. Globular body, hinged lid, stylized floral black painted wood finial, wooden handle painted black with spur-like thumbgrip, scrolled handle sockets and S-shaped spout with fluted surface on its lower half. Hexagonal foot. Grooves on cover, body and foot divide each in to six vertical panels. "3200 / LEONARD REED & BARTON / 5" stamped incuse on bottom.

Material:

Metal
Britannia
Wood

Dimensions:

H-10.25 W-10.25 Dia-6 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of household furnishings from three principal sources: Concord, N.H. ancestors of Arthur F. Sturtevant (1864-1953), donor's father; Ipswich, Mass. family of Florence Sturtevant (1866-1938), donor's step-mother; and Chatham Pines, a vacation camp in Chatham, N.H., owned by the donor from 1940 to 1953. Chatham Pines had previously been owned by Mrs. Pearl Bemis, who collected antiques from the local area which she then used to furnish the cabins at the camp. The donor did not have a clear recollection of which source this teapot came from, but suggested that it was probably not from his father's ancestors, and that it probably was an item found at the camp at Chatham Pines.
Design apparently derived from one of James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield,England

Credit Line:

Gift of Foster E. Sturtevant

People:

Sturtevant, Foster E. (1898-1979)