Teapot

Teapot

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Description
Small, tinned copper-bottom, tapered cylindrical teapot with bell-domed, hinged lid topped by button knop. Cast bracket handle is square in section. S-curve spout with faceted face and round belly. Body perforated at spout. Underside of flat bottom struck once "TD&SB" in raised roman letters inside a rectangle above an incuse "100".
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
teapot
date made
1810-1830
1875-1900
place made
United States
United Kingdom: England
Physical Description
Britannia (overall material)
tin (bottom material)
pewter (overall material)
copper (bottom material)
Measurements
overall: 4 7/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 12.065 cm x 7.3025 cm
ID Number
DL.300859.0013
catalog number
300859.0013
accession number
300859
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alma R. Duckworth
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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