Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 1940.009.02.1
- Creator:
- Dixon, James & Sons -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- 1845-1860
- Description:
- Teapot, one of a pair. Silver-plated Britannia. Attached hinged lid. Cylindrical pot of stamped design, fully decorated with curved lines. Foot ring formed at bases of curves, giving a scalloped effect. Leaf-like design on lid with a knobbed-ball finial. Ear-shaped handle with two bone inserts. Scrolled thumb rest. Spout is rounded but undecorated. Solder marks along bottom. Solder marks also around spout juncture, finial juncture, and base of handle. Interior of lid and base very shiny. Maker's mark on bottom: "81907 / JAMES DIXON / & SONS / BEST / BRITANNIA METAL"; on either side of that inscription is the number "29" and the number "5". Also on bottom is a tape label handwritten "Gift of M...Jewell / 1940".
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-7.125 L-9.25 D-6.375 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Margaret Jewell (1866-1970). No history given with this piece.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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