Teapot

Dublin Core

Title

Teapot

Subject

History
Tools & Equipment for Materials
Food Service T&E
Serving Vessels

Description

"Captain's" teapot with lid.

Eggshell-colored stoneware teapot; square plan and vertical views; slightly indented base; shoulders indented, with rounded corners on neck. Wide shelf in modified hexagonal shape. Indented body forms corner handle. Spout hold located at one corner of shoulder but does not protrude past corner of pot. Slight indentations below spout.

Design is brown transfer print in florals and baskets. Modified diamond-shaped lid with round indented circle. Knob sits in middle of circle. Steam hold and two protrusions on neck. Brown transfer floral print design.

Makers mark - "Charlotte Royal Crownford" "Staffordshire England" Floral design above and below lettering in brown transfer print.

Used aboard ships, thus the name "Captain's teapot"; purchased at Red Lion Inn, Scotsbridge, Mass.

Identifier

XXXX-XXXX-XXX8

Medium

Ceramic

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Donor

Mary Holcomb

Continent

Europe

Country

England

City

Staffordshire

Collection

Citation

“Teapot,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/90978.