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Teapot

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1840-1849

GUSN

GUSN-47578

Description

Pewter teapot on round foot. Domed, hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower knop; long curved S-shaped spout; C-shaped, black-painted handle with thumb rest; and bands at base, mid-section and top of body.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teapots
pewter (tin alloy)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
wood (plant material)
Teapot

Inscription

"CALDER [in rectangle] / 13 / Providence" (stamped)

Maker

Calder, William (Pewterer)

Location of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island

Dimensions

7 3/4 x 9 (HxW), 4 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Jesse Gwendolyn Morse

Accession Number

1969.51

Places

Rhode Island (United States)
Providence county (Rhode Island) [county]

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