Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1968.049.46.1

Creator:

Simpson, Hall, Miller & Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Wallingford, CT

Date:

1866-1889

Description:

Teapot. Manufactured by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., Wallingford, CT; 1866-1889. Silver-plated white metal. Bowl-shaped body with a narrowing neck, hinged attached lid, loop handle, tall narrow spout with built-in strainer, on a squat round pedestal base. Diamond-shaped finial on lid, with round ball-shaped projections. Upper part of handle ends in ball-shaped projections. Lower part of handle ends in a cornucopia with an angular cut-out. Two round mother-of-pearl insulators on handle. Spout attachment in fluted design. Stamped decoration on body in a geometric and floral design. Stamped on bottom of body, "1830" and letter "D". A cast round disk is soldered to bottom pedestal base with makers mark; text is in sans-serif letters, "SIMPSON,HALL,&CO." followed by a star and "TREBLE / PLATE". One of a set (1968.049.46.1-.2).

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-10.1 W-9.1 D-5.9 inches

Provenance:

Tea and coffee pot given with a large collection of items from the donor's Rock family, who resided primarily in the area around Lebanon, NH. Perhaps this set belonged to donor's parents, Emma Waterman (1852->1910) and Henry Rock (1850-1910), who married in 1870. Pieces have the mark of silverplaters Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., of Wallingford, CT, in business 1866-98.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ethel Rock Millen

People:

Rock, Henry A. (1850-1904), Rock, Emma J. (1852-1914), Millen, Ethel Rock (1890-1980)

Subjects:

Teapots, Silver