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Teapot

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    Object Details

    Attributed to

    James Sadler & Sons, founded 1882

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Teapot in form of roadster with spout at front, D-shaped handle at rear; square lid molded with top of steering wheel and driver's head. The whole in crackled cream-colored glaze with details (including grill, headlights, driver's cap and goggles) picked out in sliver-toned glaze. License plate painted with "OK.T 4 2" at front.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Rosemary B. Corroon

    Date

    1938

    Accession Number

    1983-57-1-a,b

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    ceramics
    Decorative Arts
    Teapot

    Medium

    Molded and glazed earthenware

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 10.5 × 22.2 × 12 cm (4 1/8 × 8 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

    manufactured in

    England

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fb425eed-70f9-4f68-a10b-07ce58e9aa0d

    Record ID

    chndm_1983-57-1-a_b

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