Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teapot with warmer
Object Number:
1951.334a-d
Date:
1840-1886
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 15.9 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on base: "IV"
Description:
Comprised of four parts of molded porcelain with decorative gold bands; small bulbous covered teapot with inset foot, cylindrical stand with fluted base and top with 3-D beads on rim, six pierced holes around top, and cylindrical base pierced six times around with unglazed center for receiving candle.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this could be used for tea or for shaving water.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. C.W. Hillyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
