Teapot, Toy
- Title:
- Ceres
- Object Name:
- Teapot, Toy
- Object ID:
- 1966.018.04.01
- Creator:
- Elsmore & Forster
- Place of Origin:
- Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1859
- Description:
- Toy Teapot. White Ironstone. No cover. Ribbed ovoid body with wheat motif bands, curved spout, and applied loop handle. Marked on bottom in circle, "ELSMORE & FORSTER / TUNSTALL / CERES SHAPE". Export mark on bottom, diamond with "Rd" in center, "K" on left, "2" on right, "3" below, and "M" above. "IV" in circle above the diamond. Incised on bottom: "28".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone - Dimensions:
- H-4.4 W-5.5 Dia-3.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Child's tea set, given in memory of Mable Rollins Berry, sister of the donors.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Laura Berry Offutt and Harriet Berry Denham
- Subjects:
- Corn, Childhood & youth, Children, Children playing adults, Tea, Tea ceremonies, Toys
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