Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.043.1
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Teapot, porcelain. Part of a 28-piece hand-painted tea set that belonged to Mary Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton, NH.
A. Teapot. Bulbous oval body. S-curved spout and pointed "figure 7" handle. Hand-painted rose pattern around body. Red decoration around rim and on spout and handle. Red number "2659" painted on bottom.
B. Lid. Rectangular, domed lid, with hand-painted rose pattern. Rectangular knob on top. Steam hole in side. - Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-5.9 W-10 D-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Mary E. (1791-1875)
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