Historical quests
Description
The body is conical, in the shape of a shot glass, the wall is smooth. The circle is wide, flat. The lid is stepped, crown slots are in the form of curly rectangles and ovals. An additional ring is applied on the crown. The handles are made up of paired flat plates, curved upward, with embossed protrusions in the central part. Connected at the base with a relief oval overlay. Escutcheon plate is oval, embossed, stylized as a flower outlet. Faucet spout is smooth, with a raised protrusion at the spout. Valve handle is 8-shaped, with branches stylized as a plant stem. On the neck ash-pit slots are the same shape as on the croawn. The base is round, stepped. The legs are oval, curved, protruding forward. On the lid there is a stamp: “B.G. Teyle Factory”, an image of a trademark (cannon) and medal reprints of 1882. On the body’s stamp: “B.G. Teyle factory with a sons in Tula” and medal stamps: 1. Honorary review for the Tula exhibition of 1884. 2. Emperor’s appreciation for the Dono-Kuban-Tersky agricultural exhibition featuring the profile of Nicholas II 3. Acknowledgment from the Moscow Imperial Society of Rural Owners for an exhibition in Rostov 4. same for an exhibition in Ostrogozhsk 5. reproduction of print No. 2
