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TEA SERVICE

TEA SERVICE

Geography Alberta, Canada
Dimensions.01" 21 x 12 x 24 cm .02: 17 x 12 x 22 cm .03: 9 x 9 x 14 cm .04: 8 x 11 x 15 cm .05: 11 x 9 x 15 cm
Object numberHF.2016.16.01-05
DescriptionTop edges scrolls 0.7cm high; handles leaf and scroll plus reserved scroll at bottom; feet rounded scroll surmounted with triangular cluster of scrolls; lids on coffee and tea puts (attached on handle side to edge with 2.5cm hinge); ribbed final breaded neck 2.5cm high (2.2cm wide); tea pot lid has reinforced pad where it hits handle; coffee pot has two different thermal breaks (appears to be ceramic at top and ivory at bottom) of handle; tea pot has other material for thermal breaks of handle; all pieces stamped on bottom see inscription above.
Narrative
given as 25th anniversary (wedding?) to Samuel Lowe by his son Samuel Rankin Lowe in 1905.