Teapots V

I want to conclude the teapot series today, so there will be more teapots in this post than the previous ones.   There was a chapter in the Teapots book devoted exclusively to silver, pewter and other metal teapots, so that is where I will begin this post.

Before my mother passed away she gave me her silver plate tea service that she and my dad received for their 25th Wedding Anniversary [top photo]. Because I've done several teas for my church I also bought a silver plate tea service of my own [bottom photo]. Missing from the photo is the tipping hot water pot and waste bowl.   

I have two tipping teapots - one brass and the other silver plate.  The silver plate tipping teapot is special because it was a gift from my children.  The bottom photo is a silver plate teapot that is back stamped City Hotel - although it doesn't say what city.  It's for an individual serving of tea.

Many years ago when I was aspiring to open a tearoom, a dear friend gave me the silver plate teapot on the left.  She said she wanted to give me my tearoom's first teapot. A tearoom never happened, but I think of her every time I see the teapot.  I'm very fond of the wooden-handled teapot on the right, because it's back stamped J.L. Hudson's Department Store, Detroit, MI.  I bought it from an E-bay seller in Texas, and brought it back home to Michigan!

I love my Samovar even though I've never used it.  It needs to be converted to AC.

I used to have a large copper collection, but sold it to make room for all my teawares.  I kept the copper teapot, teakettle, and tea caddy though.

~  Japanese Cast Iron Hobnail Tetsubin ~  

The Teapots book also has a chapter on tiny/small teapots and I have a few of those.  The teapot below looks like a full-size teapot, but it's actually a two-cup by Old Amsterdam.

The Chinese tea set on the left is miniature, but the one on the right is full-size.  The backstamp is in Chinese.

Sandy Clough child's tea set.

~ The last teapot category is Holidays/Seasonal.  St. Patrick's Day leads the way. ~

Teapot on left is from Carrigaline Pottery, Ireland.  On right is the Shannon pattern by I. Godinger & Company.

The Leprechaun teapot came from Jo-Ann Fabrics several years ago.  It has no markings.

Easter chick below is backstamped Mesa International, Warner, New Hampshire. The pottery tea set in the middle is packed away so I don't know its manufacturer.  The teapot on the right is Grace's Teaware.

Fall teapots: top left purchased at Home Goods, pattern Harvest Festival by 222 Fifth; top right backstamped made in Mexico;  lower left, Teavana's Porcelain Country Ruby Filigree and lower right, Chatsford teapot with infuser basket.

Top: Columbus Day teapot - Figures from History by Fitz & Floyd

Bottom:  Thanksgiving teapot by Myott Factory in Romania

Halloween - the black teapot has no markings and the orange teapot is a Waechterback from Germany. 

Fitz & Floyd Nutcracker teapot [L] and the teapot on the right came from the Teapot Shoppe [online].

~ Sandy Clough tea sets ~

A Cup of Christmas Tea [L] and Noel by Sango [R].  I was happy to add two more teacups to my A Cup of Christmas Tea set this year, making a total of four teacups.  Noel by Sango is my Christmas China.

Holiday Tartan by Lenox [L] and Winterbury by Pfaltzgraff [R]

Snowmen/Winter

Whew!  This concludes the teapot series.  It was a bigger project than I anticipated, but I'm glad I did it.  The final teapot count is 138.  I may have missed a few, but it's pretty close. I should resolve to never buy another teapot since I have more than enough for one person, but realistically there'll probably be more teapots that will take up residency at my house.  ;-)

I hope you enjoyed this series.  My hubby asked when I was going to begin cataloging my teacups with photos and I said, "Not for awhile!"  ;-)