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Teapot
Roswell Gleason (American, 1799–1887)
1830–50
Object Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Pewter
Dimensions
19.05 x 24.76 x 15.24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Stephen S. FitzGerald
Accession Number64.1773
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPewter
DescriptionDouble domed cover with wooden finial. The handle is metal, painted black; the knob is painted wood. The body was made using the "reverse mold" technique, with two identical vessels soldered together and with a solder line visible as a horizontal band across the middle of the vessel. There are strainer holes at the juncture of the spout and the bowl.
Marks
"R. GLEASON" in depressed rectangle with raised letters.