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Teapot

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1930

GUSN

GUSN-19005

Description

Japanese teapot w/ wire handle; white w/ blue palm leave decoration; blue banded bottom w/ banded rim and cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teapots
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
porcelain
wire
wood (plant material)
tin (metal)
palm leaf
Porcelain
Wire
Painted
Tin Glazed
Palm Leaf
TEAPOT

Inscription

Painted on bottom of lid: [Japanese symbols]

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 x 6.75 (HxW), 5.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1122AB

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