Teapot

Object Details

Description: Seamed, oblong bulbous teapot with domed oval, hinged lid topped by a cast oval medallion knop on an oval ribbed base with four ball feet; lower body is engraved on one side with a lengthy inscription presenting service from "The Parish of Whittingham & Neighbourhood" to "Mr. Joshua Crea" for his "Services as their Surgeon". Applied cast gadrooning punctuated by acanthus-framed shells and anthemions is at edge of stepped-ogee shoulder atop the short incurved neck. Spurred acanthus-topped, ear-shaped handle, rectangular in section, is pinned into thin insulators with an acanthus volute upper socket and tapered rectangular lower socket. Bellied S-curve spout has a flat inside face and D-shaped, cyma-notched lip. Body perforated at spout. Underbelly to right of handle is struck with six hallmarks. Part of a seven-piece service (including a padded teapot cover or cozy), DL*66.0537A-G.
Location: Currently not on view

Physical Description: silver (overall material); ivory (insulators material)
Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 12 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in; 17.145 cm x 31.115 cm x 15.875 cm

place made: United Kingdom: England, Newcastle
place presented; place used: United Kingdom: England, Whittingham
place used: United Kingdom: England, Northumberland; United States: Wisconsin, Menomonie; United States: Minnesota, Lake Park

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GUID (Link to Original Record): https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-f6b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa