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Attributed to:
James Sadler & Sons, founded 1882  Search this
Medium:
Molded and glazed earthenware
Dimensions:
H x W x D (teapot): 10.5 × 22.2 × 12 cm (4 1/8 × 8 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
H x W x D (jam pot): 6.4 × 12 × 6.7 cm (2 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Type:
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Teapot and jam pot
Manufactured in:
England
Date:
1938
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. Jam pot molded in form of a two-wheeled trailer, the cream-colored ground with details picked out in silver-toned glaze and license plate emblazoned with "JAM 4 2"; the cream-colored oval, slightly domed lid in form of trailer roof with “vent” as tab handle; small opening for spoon at rear.
Credit Line:
Gift of Rosemary B. Corroon
Accession Number:
1983-57-1,2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ff805622-90c3-4dac-b869-9d724eeaff9e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1983-57-1_2