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Meriden Britannia Co.

(United States, established 1852)

Four-piece tea set

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Object Details

Artist

Meriden Britannia Co.

Date

1885

Medium

Silver plate

Dimensions

Tea pot (a): approx. 10 1/2 × 4 × 7 inches (26.7 × 10.2 × 17.8 cm)
Creamer (b): approx. 5 1/2 × 3 × 4 inches (14 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm)
Covered sugar (c,d), including lid: approx. 5 1/2 × 5 × 3 1/2 inches (14 × 12.7 × 8.9 cm)
Tray (e): 5/8 × 10 15/16 inches diameter (1.6 × 27.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of William Berley, Class of 1945

Object
Number

2018.023.002 a-e

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