From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Teapot
Tea pot sits on four legs resembling paws. Top red/pink flowers on each side. Spout (broken) has red/pink feathers on each side. Sides of tea pot have five green round flowers and leaves at top and three yellow flowers on each side. Ladder pattern extending from middle. Marked 581 on bottom. Said to be Caulport. Donor info . belonged to Mrs. Lucie Allen Somes. Brought over from Ireland. Over 100 years old at time of gift.
Details
1780
8" h 10.5" w 7.5" diameter
12/05/1997
11/02/2009
Tea pot; Teapot; Tea pot sits on four legs resembling paws. Top red/pink flowers on each side. Spout (broken) has red/pink feathers on each side. Sides of tea pot have five green round flowers and leaves at top and three yellow flowers on each side. Ladder pattern extending from middle. Marked 581 on bottom. Said to be Caulport. Donor info . belonged to Mrs. Lucie Allen Somes. Brought over from Ireland. Over 100 years old at time of gift.
09/19/2024