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Teapot with strainer
Roswell Gleason (American, 1799–1887)
1830–50
Object Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Pewter (britannia ware)
Dimensions
25.4 x 31.11 x 13.97 cm (10 x 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Stephen S. FitzGerald
Accession Number64.1798a-b
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPewter
DescriptionEight sided body, tapers to base with four small feet, decorated where they join the body. Decorated spout. Wooden double C handle and wooden knob. Metal filter inside (possibly a coffee pot). Body of vessel was probably die-stamped from rolled sheet britannia and seamed at the corners.
Marks
Mark on base "10 / ROSWELL GLEASON / 4900" incised on base.