George III sterling silver tea pot

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A George III sterling silver teapot by Daniel Pontifex, London. It has an oval shaped body with a large, curved black wood handle later attached with brass rivet. The hinged lid is domed with raised fluting around the crown of the dome, radiating outwards from the knob on top of the lid. The knob is oval and is made of wood, painted black. There is a small silver finial capping off the knob. The lid is hinged at one end and flips upwards towards the handle. The rim flares outwards slightly and is decorated with a raised repeating striated pattern. The teapot's shoulders flare outwards and form a small flat rim around the circumference. The spout is short and is square in shape. The upper body of the teapot is smooth while the lower half is decorated by fluting in sections.

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