Teapot, Toy

Object Name:: Teapot, Toy
Object ID:: 1949.011.01 a-b
Place of Origin:: England
Date:: circa 1870
Description:: Toy Teapot with Cover. White soft paste porcelain. Bulbous body with flaring neck. "S"-shaped handle. Nearly upright spout and shallow pedestal base. Molded decorations. Dome-shaped lid with pointed finial. Molded decoration includes slight fluting around the rim and scroll-shaped flutes at the base of the handle and spout. Slight fluting also at rim of lid. No maker's marks seen. (teapot is marked a, lid is marked b).
Material:: Ceramic
Porcelain - Soft paste
Dimensions:: H-4.9 W-4.5 Dia-3.2 inches
Provenance:: Used by Miss (Mary S.) Tilton and her sisters (Louise L. and Alice L.) about "75" years ago.
Credit Line:: Gift of Mary S. Tilton
People:: Tilton, Alice L., Tilton, Louise L. (c. 1870- ), Tilton, Mary S. (1867- )
Subjects:: Childhood & youth, Children, Children playing adults, Children's tea parties, Tea ceremonies