This week is all about sharing about teapots. Do you have one? two? or three? maybe more? Is it for display only or do you use it for tea? What is the tea server you use most? Your favorite teapot (or is it something like a quart jar?). Tell your teapot story, give it’s history, and tell what it means to you. You can share more than once if you’d like. Antique, new, Asian, English, or something in between — we’d love to know!

So the blogothon goes on.  I am loving these posts! You can find more teapots at Gracious Hospitality. 

There are so many blogs that I have become aware of that it is competing with my food blog addiction! Seeing other people’s images, and reading thier thoughts about tea has been inspiring. Having those very talented bloggers come and comment here has been humbling…

I will need several days to go through my tea pots.  I thought I would start with the one I find most interesting and most mysterious.

I know nothing about it other than my mom picked it up in a antique store in Bucks County Pa. in 1966.  We lived there at the time.  The tea pot is pewter, and has an H inscribed in the back

It is very finely detailed with a band of flowers around the rim…and stipes on the tip of the spout.  The knob at the top is a bit like a shell.

There are two pegs on either side that poke out and the lid is hinged.   I think it is beautiful!  I have tried to find something about it but it has no marks and I am not familiar with pewter antiques so much. I think it must be Victorian, and I am guess 1880s because of the monogram..but still..I don’t know.

Anyone have any ideas?

Images:MaryeAudet 

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