TUFTS CHILDRENS TEA SET
THIS CHILDS TEA SET IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WAS MADE BY JAMES TUFTS IN BOSTON, CIRCA 1875. THESE SETS WERE ACTUALLY SILVER PLATED AND THE INTERIORS WERE GOLD LINED. THE PLATING WAS DONE OVER BRITANNIA METAL AND AS SUCH APPEALS TO BOTH PEWTER COLLECTORS AND TOY COLLECTORS. SIZE OF BOX IS 12 x 5 x 7 ½”. THIS SET IS COMPLETE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE THE CURRIER GALLERY OF ART CATALOGUE – PEWTER IN AMERICA 1650-1900 AN EXHIBITION, PAGE 61.