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MARK OF THEODORE B. STARR, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1905
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AN AMERICAN SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SERVICE
Mark of Theodore B. Starr, New York, circa 1905
In George III style, comprising a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, oval, the teapot with wood handle, each engraved with monogram AER (for Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) and date 1905, each marked on base
The teapot 8½in. (21.6cm.) long; 17oz. (542gr.) gross weight (3)
Mark of Theodore B. Starr, New York, circa 1905
In George III style, comprising a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, oval, the teapot with wood handle, each engraved with monogram AER (for Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) and date 1905, each marked on base
The teapot 8½in. (21.6cm.) long; 17oz. (542gr.) gross weight (3)
Provenance
Wedding present for marriage of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, March 17, 1905
This tea service is listed in Eleanor Roosevelt's Wedding Present Book on display at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York. It was used by Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill and is shown in photographs of her dining room.
This tea service is listed in Eleanor Roosevelt's Wedding Present Book on display at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York. It was used by Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill and is shown in photographs of her dining room.
Exhibited
Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial, New York State travelling exhibition, 1984