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1833-1835

Tea Light

Tucker and Hemphill, Philadelphia

1826 - 1838

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The bowl of the teapot shows the Fairmount Waterworks of Philadelphia. The scene is copied from a painting by American artist Thomas Doughty (1793-1856) and an engraving by the factory's owner, William Ellis Tucker (1800-1832).

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