Swan Teapot
c. 1820
19th Century
8 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Decorative Art
Medium and Support:
stoneware
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, from the Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury Collection
Accession Number:
1981.33.a&b
An English black "Basaltware" swan-shaped tea pot. The neck is curved to form the handle in the front. The tail acts as the spout.