We've got a transferware teapot, dated ca. 1870 on the price tag. There has been a repair at the end of the spout. The dimensions are 7 1/2" tall by 8 1/2" wide from handle to spout. The illustration shows the same shrub, fern, vine and butterfly on both sides, although both have not been transferred identically.
The stamp on the bottom shows a swan over a swag. The text says "trade mark/Borneo/ ___ & H." "276A/1" is written by hand in red to the upper left of the emblem.
The initial before "&H." did not "take."
So: What is the first initial supposed to be? Was the teapot in fact made ca. 1870? I'm guessing it was made in England, although it was purchased in Missouri.
I'll guess the value to be U.S. $150. Does that sound right?
Thanks all!!!
