Teapot

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1898–1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1495.001

MANUFACTURER: Meriden
MODEL: CANADIAN NORTHERN
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NICKEL & SILVER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food service
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Meriden
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1898-1914
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF TEAPOT USED IN RAILWAY DINING CAR SERVICES ACROSS CANADA/ THE CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY WAS THE 2ND TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY IN CANADA IT STARTED IN 1899 AND BECAME PART OF CANADIAN NATIONAL IN 1917.
Function: PROVIDES A CONTAINER IN WHICH TO BREW TEA, & SERVE IT FROM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED INTO UNDERSIDE OF BASE 'CANADIAN/ NORTHERN/ 1847/ MERIDEN/ NICKEL/ SILVER/ SILVER/ SOLDERED/ 02800/ SILVER SOLDERED/ 3/4/ 2'.
Missing: None.
Finish: SILVER COLOUR, WITH SOME BRASSY TONES TO IT, SOME DARKENED AREAS OF TARNISH/ SURFACE IS SOMEWHAT PITTED & SCRATCHED
Decoration: AROUND MIDDLE OF BODY IS SLIGHTLY RAISED BAND WITH STYLIZED LEAF PATTERN DESIGN/ ON TOP OF HANDLE IS LEAF DESIGN/ HAS RAISED BANDS AROUND HANDLE - 1 NEAR EACH END

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Meriden, Teapot, circa 1898–1914, Artifact no. 1995.1495, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.1495.001/

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