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Teapot

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-18862

Description

Porcelain teapot w/ coiled wire handle; lid and rim decorated w/ white background and blue floral design (lid also banded w/ pinwheel design); body textured like reptile skin w/ white and green puffy-painted splotches.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teapots
painting (coating)
porcelain
Porcelain
Painted
Dipped
TEAPOT

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.5 x 6 (HxW), 4.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1054AB

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