Name/Title
Neptune Beach Concession prize Takito Co. Teapot, c. 1925Entry/Object ID
1984.38.2Description
Acc. No. 84.38.2
Subject Category: Beaches, Neptune
Date or period: Circa-1925
Object: Teapot
Description: Porcelain teapot (cover missing) hand painted (subject scene of lake with single swan, trees in the background). Dominate colors of orange and gold (fired) crudely painted on cheap mass-produced china. Signature on bottom of item (in green) "Hand Paint, Made in Japan, and double triangles (joined) containing capital T's (company mark)".
Size: (from spout to handle) 8 inches, H-4 inches.
History of Object:
Teapot (originally part of a set), concession prize won at Neptune Beach, by Jennie Lombardi (mother of donor), circa 1925.
Acquired from: Mary Carrai
Date: 11-10-84Interpretative Labels
Label
4/11/2020 MvL: current label for the Neptune Beach Memorabilia display case:
Neptune Beach Memorabilia
In a game of chance, you might win a Kewpie Doll, a clock in a ship, a teapot, or a sugar bowl. The Neptune Palace Theater held contests on Thursday and Sunday nights. The grand prize was this Bucket of Cash! The trophies and medals here were won at swimming competitions in the pool. Leo Purcell, whose name is on one of the trophies, later established his own bathing resort. Purcell's Plunge opened in 1936 and closed in 1961.
