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Pumpkin-shaped pewter teapot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.
teapots
pewter (tin alloy)
wood (plant material)
painting (coating)
Rococo Revival
Teapot
"BWA" (Engraved)
"A/ 90 5/ JAMES DIXON/ & SONS/ 1509" (stamped)
Used At Arnold House (Lincoln, R.I.),
James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)
Sheffield, England
8 1/2 x 9 1/4 (HxW), 4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Helen R. Haddad, Mr. Edward S. Rogerson, Mr. Henry P. Rogerson and William G. Rogerson, Esq.
2001.242.1
Lincoln (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Sheffield (Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)
Title Teapot Accession Number 2001.242.2
Title Coffeepot Accession Number 2001.243
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