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Teapot

Object Name:
Teapot
Object ID:
1914.014.214 a-b
Place of Origin:
Staffordshire, England
Date:
1810-1820
Description:
Teapot with Cover. Whiteware. Molded body with relief decoration on feet, handle and spout - striped with red and decorated with strawberries, roses, large green leaves and curling tendrils. Molded floral finial on cover dotted with dark red, no striping on cover. The spout has a built-in strainer. A diamond-shaped incised mark on the bottom and a black painted "x" on the bottom.
Material:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
H-6.8 W-11.4 D-5.25 inches
Provenance:
Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
Subjects:
Strawberries, Fruit
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