teapot with lid; white ceramic teapot with lid. decorated with red, gold, black and white label for particular brand of tea on each side and a manufacturers label (Alarghi + stylized Arabic inscription) in red and blue. pot and lid decorated with narrow gold band around top, spout and handle. a) teapot, b) lid.
Donor:
Carol Redmount
Collection place:
Kasr Muqdam, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt, Kasr Muqdam
Collector:
Carol Redmount
Collection date:
1996
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Teapots (pots) and Teapots (serving vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
September 10, 2007
Context of use:
household. promotional item to advertise a specific brand of tea. a gift from donor's landlady in Kasr Muqdam.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 15 centimeters, height 8.8 centimeters, and length 21.5 centimeters