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Tea Pot
Brass
5 in. x 7 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (12.7 cm x 19.69 cm x 12.07 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
W.71.b
Geography:
Asia, Russia
Classification:
Tools and Equipment; Food Processing, Preparation, & Service; Food Service
Culture/Nationality:
Russian
Collection:
Deanery Collection, Mary Garrett Collection, M. Carey Thomas Collection
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- brass - Alloy of copper and zinc, usually with copper as the major alloying element and zinc up to 40% by weight. For an alloy consisting mainly of copper, combined most often with tin, but at times also with other metals, use "bronze (metal)."
- Russian - Refers to the culture of the modern nation of Russia, or to the cultures that have occupied the principal lands of historic Russia in eastern Europe and northern and western Asia. It may also be used to refer to the larger group of cultures controlled by the historic Soviet Union.
- teapots - Covered vessels for brewing and serving tea, usually with one spout, which is often long and gracefully curved, and, on the opposite side of the vessel, one handle, and sometimes small feet. Distinguished from "teakettles" which usually have a short pouring spout, a bail handle, and a broad, flat bottom, and are used for heating water from which tea is made.
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