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Teapots

Scope note

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.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300043022

Broader Terms used

<vessels for serving drinks>

Narrower Terms used

teapots with stands

Term used for

pot, tea
pots, tea
tea pots

Equivalent Terms used

teapot

Created

13yrs ago

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