Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 1977.007.13
- Creator:
- Wilcox Silver Plate Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Meriden, CT
- Date:
- 1870-1873
- Description:
- Teapot. Manufactured by the Wilcox Silver Plate Company, Meriden, CT; 1870-1873. Silver-plated white metal. Oval body with angular handle, S-shaped spout, hinged lid with finial in form of a sphinx, and four legs with hoof feet and masks as body joinings. Handle has two insulators, of shell or composition material. Spout has built-in strainer. Chased and engraved decoration including landscape view of an Asian scene with mountain in background and house and boat in foreground, scrolls, tassels, and script letter "S" in shield. Impressed mark on bottom: "WILCOX SILVER PLATE Co" in circle with crossed hammers, with "119" below circle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-7.3 W-9.5 D-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Found by donor in china cabinet of camp which he purchased in 1940 in South Chatham, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Foster E. Sturtevant
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