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- Tea Urn, 1800-1810 - Despite political tensions leading up to the War of 1812, English manufacturers continued to create export goods for the American market. This elegant piece, which was part of a larger set, was designed to satisfy an American taste for classical motifs. To early nineteenth-century Americans, its "classic" shape symbolized the rebirth of democracy and representative government in the young republic.
- 1800-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Tea Urn, 1800-1810
Despite political tensions leading up to the War of 1812, English manufacturers continued to create export goods for the American market. This elegant piece, which was part of a larger set, was designed to satisfy an American taste for classical motifs. To early nineteenth-century Americans, its "classic" shape symbolized the rebirth of democracy and representative government in the young republic.