"No Cyder Act" Teapot
Dateca. 1763
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (cream-colored earthenware / creamware)
DimensionsOH: 4 7/8" (with lid); H: 4 5/16” (without lid); OL: 6 7/8” (handle to spout); OD: 4" (body at widest point)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2025-133,A&B
DescriptionTeapot: creamware teapot of globular shape with a band of diaper around the circumference of the body; a beaded band at the foot of the teapot and around the opening for the lid; the molded crabstock spout opposite the ear-shaped twisted handle with a pinched lower terminal kick. The spout grate pierced with seven holes. The conforming lid bordered by a beaded band and a molded leafy flower knop attached to the center; a single pierced steam hole. The diaper midband is gilt. Each side painted with a red and black feathered cartouche, one cartouche painted with: “No / Cyder / Act.” and the other with: “Apples / at / Liberty.”Inscription(s)Each side painted with a red and black feathered cartouche, one cartouche with: “No / Cyder / Act.” and the other with: “Apples / at / Liberty.”
