Service, Tea
Object/Artifact
Five piece silver plated tea set. All pieces have octagonal paneled bodies decorated with vertical engine turned geometric designs and Greek Key borders. Each has two foliated oval cartouche (one blank, the other with five different engraved landscapes. (a1) Kettle with 4 protruding knobs to rest it on the stand. Cyma curve handle with 2 scroll spurs. Hinged octagon domed lid with goat finial. Faceted S-shaped spout with knobbed leaf tip. (a2) stand with curved boule scroll arms and octagonal stepped base with circular cut out. (a3) Removable fluid burner with cotton wick. Key hole levered hinged wick corner and finger whole. (b) Same design of the others except handle is angular with cyma curve connected and pop's hat finial at the top. (c) Creamer same as other except for flared spout and rolled rim. (d1) Sugar bowl base with two angular handles. (d2) Removable lid with goat for the sugar bowl. (e) Same as other but no lid.
2000.45a-e
PEOPLE: Christine White, White-Lawrence familyReed & BartonSUBJECTS: Silver