Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 2023.024
- Creator:
- Meriden Britannia Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Meriden, CT
- Date:
- 1890-1920
- Description:
- Teapot, engraved "The Waumbek", late 19th or early 20th century, Britannia metal, Meriden Britannia Company, Meriden, Connecticut, model number 1836.
- Material:
- Brittania
- Dimensions:
- H-5 W-3.5 L-8.25 inches
- Provenance:
- The teapot was acquired by Daniel Hayes (1888-1966) and Marie Grealy Hayes (1899-1974) from the Waumbek Hotel in Jefferson, New Hampshire. Daniel Hayes arrived in the the US from Ireland in August 1910, and settled in Chicago. Marie Grealy arrived in Chicago from Ireland in October 1916. Daniel and Marie married in Chicago on January 18, 1919, with their daughter, Ethel, born on August 28, 1919. The family returned to Ireland along with the teapot in 1921. It is unclear when they visited and acquired the teapot from the Waumbek Hotel. Teapot donated to the Society by James Coady, whose spouse, Mairéad Coady, is the daughter of Ethel Hayes O'Shea.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of James B. Coady
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