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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Tea Urn
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Tea Urn

Artifact IDMO 1943.57.2
Object Type Urn, Tea
Maker
Dateca. 1796
Mediummetal (copper alloy), ivory
Dimensionsoverall H 10 3/4 in x W 7 1/2 in x D 9 in (27.3 cm x 19.1 cm x 22.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA tea urn, known as the Chew urn. The "S P" initials engraved on the front stand for Sophia Chew Philips. A spigot at the front has a white ivory handle. The surface is engraved with a floral lattice motif. Lion head ring handles are soldered to the sides of body. A removable lid caps off the top. Handwritten in red ink on the underside of the lid is a number: L2074-3B. The urn sits on an attached square base which rests on four ball feet.
Historical NoteThis tea urn was once owned by Sophia Chew, wife of Henry Philips and daughter of Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania in the eighteenth century. The urn was lent to Franklin Roosevelt in 1941 by his distant cousin, Margaret L. Suckley, who later donated it to the Library. Suckley assisted the President with the furnishing of his Study. The urn is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Margaret L. Suckley on May 24, 1941. Donated to the FDR Library by Margaret L. Suckley on December 26, 1957.
Credit LineGift of Margaret L. Suckley
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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