Anthony W. Butera Jr., Robert S. Kissam, and Reginald H. Metcalf
Long Island Teapots?

Ceramics in America 2008

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  • Figure 1
    Figure 1

    Teapot, possibly Huntington Pottery, Huntington, New York, ca. 1820–1840. Lead-glazed earthenware. H. 5 1/4", D. of base 4". (Courtesy, Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association; all photos, Robert S. Kissam.) The major difference between this example, found at the Suydam Homestead site, and the Thomas Crafts teapot illustrated in figs. 5 and 6 is the flat bottom. 

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    Base of the teapot illustrated in fig. 1. 

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    Teapot, possibly Huntington Pottery, Huntington, New York, ca. 1820–1840. Lead-glazed earthenware. H. 5 1/2", D. of base 3 1/2". (Courtesy, Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association.) Although somewhat similar in appearance to the Crafts pot, the manganese-enriched lead glaze on the Suydam pots has a slightly glossier metallic shine.

  • Figure 4
    Figure 4

    Base of the teapot illustrated in fig. 3.

  • Figure 5
    Figure 5

    Teapot, Thomas Crafts, Whately, Massachusetts, ca. 1820–1840. Lead-glazed earthenware. H. 7". (Collection of Anthony W. Butera Jr.)

  • Figure 6
    Figure 6

    Base of the teapot illustrated in fig. 5. Note the cutout bottom.

  • Figure 7
    Figure 7

    Extruded handle sherds, possibly Huntington Pottery, Huntington, New York, ca. 1820–1840. Lead-glazed earthenware. L. of longest 2 1/2". (Courtesy, Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association.) These sherds were found at the Suydam Homestead site.

  • Figure 8
    Figure 8

    Teapot base, possibly Huntington, New York, ca. 1820–1840, with a setting ring from the Huntington Pottery. Lead-glazed earthenware. Base D. 3 3/4". The discovery of a setting ring for firing flat-bottomed pots at the Huntington Pottery site suggests the source of the Suydam teapots. (Courtesy, Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association.)