Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1936.004.01.01 a-b

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

1880-1900

Description:

Teapot with Cover. Soft paste porcelain. White body, molded, eight-sided, slightly rounded body, 3 5/8" sides, 1 1/8" corners, 2 3/4" ends. Sloping shoulder to collar with rolled rim. Loop handle, eight-sided spout completely gilded, gold band around shoulder and rim. Narrow gilt lines, base to finial, medallion finial. Mark impressed on bottom, under glaze and undecipherable. Adhesive tape label with donor information.

Object register
a. - body
b. - removeable lid.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain - Soft paste

Dimensions:

H-6.5 W-9 D-3 inches

Provenance:

Gift of Margaret Jewell; no provenance given.
Several donations from Miss Jewell at this time were from the estate of her sister, Susan E. Jewell Sanger (1854-1936) of Boston, MA; it is likely that this set was part of that estate.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

Jewell, Susan E. (1854-1936), Sanger, George P. (1852-1912), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)

Subjects:

Tea, Tea ceremonies, Imports, Trade