Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1955.201 a-b

Place of Origin:

Europe

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Teapot with lid. Porcelain. Faceted bulbous body with round rim. S-shaped spout. Scroll handle and pedestal base. Base has scalloped edge. Wide shoulder rim at top with scalloped edge. Decorated with both decal and hand painting. Floral decals around body and brim. Painting is in royal blue and gold, on body. Gold lines and scroll work on spout, handle, neck, brim and base. Spout has built in strainer. Removable lid is dome shaped with floral finial. Lid has one vent hole and is decorated in the same way as pot. Marks in red paint, "521" and "X". No marking on lid.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-6.6 W-10.9 D-7 inches

Provenance:

Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1857-) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who according to typed statement from donor, "cared for them during her long life and then left them to me." This set was a wedding gift to Ellen Cuthbert Robert's parents, Ellen Chase (1831-1912) and Anthony Cuthbert Roberts (1826-1891) of Philadelphia, PA., and Hopkinton, N.H., who married in 1853. Ellen Cuthbert Roberts was unmarried, and resided with her parents until their death.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts

People:

Roberts, Ellen Chase (1831-1912), Roberts, Anthony Cuthbert (1826-1891), Roberts, Ellen Cuthbert (1855-1935), Turner, Alice Roberts (1888-c. 1956)