Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1992.032.03

Creator:

Concord Silversmiths

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1935

Description:

Teapot, with attached hinged lid. Silver. One of a six-piece tea set. Each piece has a series of four marks constituting the maker's mark: 1) three etched shields, including "C", "S", and a profile figure between, 2) etched "STERLING" in upper-case roman letters, 3) code number and capacity, in this case "20-9" and "2 PTS.", and 4) "GRAYLOCK" stamped in upper-case sans-serif letters. Also, stamped is the number "4". Each piece engraved in black lettering, "R". Lid has vase-shaped finial. Body of pot has a broad bowl shape and constricted neck. It has a stamped decorative band at its widest part, which resembles upside down arches. Handle is D-shaped with a straight top, and has two white (synthetic) insulators held in with pins. Handle is hollow. Spout is long and slender, and has a built in strainer. Base is a round pedestal.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

W-8.625 Dia-5.7 inches

Provenance:

Presented to Red Rolfe (1908-1969) in 1935 at Fenway Park in Boston, MA, by the citizens of Concord and Penacook, NH. Rolfe was a native of Penacook and signed with the New York Yankees in 1931. A third baseman who hit over .300 four times in his career, he went to six World Series and played for nine years. He later managed the Detroit Tigers. Concord and Penacook raised $300 for the tea set. "The silver service which will be presented to Rolfe tomorrow, just before the game, by Secretary of State Enoch D. Fuller, on behalf of Rolfe's many admirers back home, will be on display at Pickett and Stuart's jewelry store this afternoon and evening". ($300 Raised for Gift to 'Red' Rolfe, newspaper article).
Set donated to NHHS by Red Rolfe's widow, Isabel Africa Rolfe (1907-1998).

Credit Line:

Gift of Isabel A. Rolfe

People:

Rolfe, Robert Abial "Red" (1908-1969), Fuller, Enoch D.

Subjects:

Baseball players