This teapot has a cornish connection.
Nearly 18 inches tall, the teapot is inscribed James Puckey,Polperro and is dated 1812.
It belonged to Polperro fisherman James Puckey, who was born in 1789 and married a Jane Fisher in 1822. Typical Measham 'bargeware' popular in the early 19th century.
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