Teapot

Date1818-1825

Artist/Maker John Vickers

MediumPewter; wood

DimensionsOH: 4 1/8"; OL: 6 5/8"; Diam (base): 2 23/32"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Owen L. Coon

Object number1983-348

Descriptionteapot
Label TextTeapots of this smallest of standard sizes from the first half of the nineteenth century are described as being of bachelor size. They were a specialty of the Sheffield Britannia metal trade, in particular. Emphasized are squat, globular body shapes.
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark "I.VICKERS" on underside of base (Scott 467). "C" above touch mark a possible workman's mark.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Owen Coon, Wilmette, Illinois.