Teapot
Maker and role
James Dixon and Sons, Manufacturer
Production date
1921-1927
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Object detail
Accession number
1982.1407
Maker
Production period
Description
Silver metal teapot, flattish with large handle and short spout. Smooth surface. The handle is ribbed on 2 ends. There is a hinged lid on top but the hinge pin has come off leaving the lid loose. The base is flat with 4 projections emerging from the sides serving as a stand.
Marks
JAMES DIXON & SONS / SHEFFIELD / E.P.B.M. / E782 / 4 / MADE IN ENGLAND / FOR W.J.RAINGER / AUCKLAND Inscribed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
James Dixon and Sons. 1921-1927. Teapot, 1982.1407. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
Kiaora, Thanks for your interest in this object. This teapot is numbered E782, presumably making it an earlier/older example than your one. The maker’s mark on the underside of the teapot has the text “JAMES DIXON & SONS” in a semicircle above “SHEFFIELD” and a trumpet and banner emblem. This style of mark dates this example to some time between 1921 and 1927 as referenced at https://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLADIXONDATE.html
- MOTAT Curatorial Research posted one year ago.
Hi, I have a Jams Dixon teapot that is very simlar to this, in that it has the same handle style and shape, and is roughly the same look. I'd put the production date at 1920. Mine has a pattern number of E838, so I would be curious toknow what your's is. Thanks.
- Bruce Tutty posted one year ago.