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l t I I , The Marketer Section, The Courier Chronicle, Wednesday, May 13, 1987 Humboldt, Tennessee ~~ 7C Trenton's Inc:redible Teapots TRENTON, Thnn. -- This small, through the translucent sides of the rural city in western Tennessee is . pedestal producin~ a soft night-light perhaps the only place in the world effect. As the idea of the ueillew;e where city business is routinely con- caught the public favor, artisans ducted in an art gallery. began producing more decorative It is not that the city of Trenton versions designed as containers for can not afford a municipal building. tea and other beverages. It is more that the municipal Dr. Freed's collection at Trenton building was also designed as an art stems primarily from the 19th cengallery, and when Trenton's city tury when French ce ramists began fathers meet to discuss the city's producing elaborately decorated business, they do it amid the splen- ueilleuse-theieres which often condor of several million dollars worth cealed the fact that they were sim-of teapots. ply very functional teapots on a Thapots? warming pedestal. Well, Trenton, Tennessee, just A teapot spout in the Trenton col-happens to be the location of what lection, for example, might be a bobis proudly proclaimed to be "The bin of yarn in the hand of a woman, World's Largest Collection of an opening in the plumed hat of a Thapots." handsome musketeer, the extended We are not talking here about the arm of a soldier, or a pitcher in the standard blue or gray enamelware hand of a goddess riding on the back teapot, or the ceramic dime store of a leaping dolphin. varie.ty with the painted flowers. There are classic scenes -- Romeo The se teapots are truly works of art serenading Juliet on her balcony, -- rare, beautiful and valuable 18th woodchoppers at work, ice skaters and 19th century antique teapots warming themselves around a roarproperly ·called ueilleuses-theieres ing fire-- all done in exquisite detail (pronounced uay-uhz tay-air), or and in brilliant color. night-light teapots. In .. dditio.n to figt•-es some The incredible collection of these ueilleuses were representations of antique teapots on display in Tren- buildings. The Trenton collection inton was a gift to the city from Dr. eludes cathedrals, castles and a Frederick C. Freed, a professor of variety of houses. gynecology at New York Universi-. There are examples of timeless ty and a native of Trenton. Dr. Freed humor. One particularly intriguing amassed his collection during 40 piece is a beautifully detailed ocyears of searching antique shops tagonal two-story house. The ivyaround the world. covered second f1oor forms the tea- Dr. Freed originally planned to pot. At the front door of the warmpresent his collection of ~ore than ing pedestal base is the tiny figure 500 antique teapots to the of a woman helping her obviously Metropolitan Museum of Art in inebriated husband into the house. New York City. They came to the _ Square pedestals were often done City of Trenton instead at the sug- in lithopane, a process whereby the gestion of Dr. Freed's brother. thickness of the porcelain is varied The idea of the ueilleuse was born so that light shining from within i n the 18th century when ceramists reveals a detail ed scene in shades of in Europe began producing a device light and dark. for use in sickrooms and nurseries. Many of the ueilleuses in the Tren- The ueilleuse started out as a sim- ton collection are the work of Jacob pie, utilitarian warming dish set Petit, considered to be the greatest atop a pedestal containing a shallow of the 19th century French dish of oil. When the oil was lighted, ceramists. Petit originated the idea thecontentsofthedishwereheated. of using human or animal "perArtists of the period were quick to sonages" to disguise the functional notice that the flame also shone nature of his ueilleuses. The 537 . . ·::";/ . .;.• ., teapots on display in Trenton include more than 130 eXamples of Petit's work. Each is now conservatively worth several·· thousand dollars. When Dr. Freed's magnificent gift to his hometown began arriving in specially built crates, the residents of Trenton were astounded at the tr~asure the city suddenly possessed. The only place large enough to display the incredible coliection was the corridor of the local high school, but when the City of Trenton built its new Municipal Building, space was intentionally built into the city council room for the large, custom-made glass cases designed by Dr. Freed to house his priceless collection. Part of the charm of the Trenton Thapot Collection is its small town setting and the obvious pride the city's residents have in their priceless collection of antique teapots. The collection, for example, is the basis for an annualweek-long "Teapot Festival" each year in mid-May. ' Trenton (Pop. 4,600) is located approximately 100 miles northeast of Memphis and is about halfway between Jackson and Union City. · The teapot collection is open to visitors without charge any time the Municipal Building in downtown Trenton is open. When the building is closed, a small printed sign on the · front door directs visitors to the fire station next door where a friendly fireman will hand over a key to the building with an invitation to "stay · as long as you like." Such an extraordinary invitation, not likely to be encountered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is typical of a small west Tennessee town like Trenton. For more information about "The World's Largest Collection of Teapots," contact the Thnnessee Department of Tourist Develop. ment, Room T, Box 23170, Nashville, Thnnessee 37202. -Don Wick- \
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Transcript | l t I I , The Marketer Section, The Courier Chronicle, Wednesday, May 13, 1987 Humboldt, Tennessee ~~ 7C Trenton's Inc:redible Teapots TRENTON, Thnn. -- This small, through the translucent sides of the rural city in western Tennessee is . pedestal producin~ a soft night-light perhaps the only place in the world effect. As the idea of the ueillew;e where city business is routinely con- caught the public favor, artisans ducted in an art gallery. began producing more decorative It is not that the city of Trenton versions designed as containers for can not afford a municipal building. tea and other beverages. It is more that the municipal Dr. Freed's collection at Trenton building was also designed as an art stems primarily from the 19th cengallery, and when Trenton's city tury when French ce ramists began fathers meet to discuss the city's producing elaborately decorated business, they do it amid the splen- ueilleuse-theieres which often condor of several million dollars worth cealed the fact that they were sim-of teapots. ply very functional teapots on a Thapots? warming pedestal. Well, Trenton, Tennessee, just A teapot spout in the Trenton col-happens to be the location of what lection, for example, might be a bobis proudly proclaimed to be "The bin of yarn in the hand of a woman, World's Largest Collection of an opening in the plumed hat of a Thapots." handsome musketeer, the extended We are not talking here about the arm of a soldier, or a pitcher in the standard blue or gray enamelware hand of a goddess riding on the back teapot, or the ceramic dime store of a leaping dolphin. varie.ty with the painted flowers. There are classic scenes -- Romeo The se teapots are truly works of art serenading Juliet on her balcony, -- rare, beautiful and valuable 18th woodchoppers at work, ice skaters and 19th century antique teapots warming themselves around a roarproperly ·called ueilleuses-theieres ing fire-- all done in exquisite detail (pronounced uay-uhz tay-air), or and in brilliant color. night-light teapots. In .. dditio.n to figt•-es some The incredible collection of these ueilleuses were representations of antique teapots on display in Tren- buildings. The Trenton collection inton was a gift to the city from Dr. eludes cathedrals, castles and a Frederick C. Freed, a professor of variety of houses. gynecology at New York Universi-. There are examples of timeless ty and a native of Trenton. Dr. Freed humor. One particularly intriguing amassed his collection during 40 piece is a beautifully detailed ocyears of searching antique shops tagonal two-story house. The ivyaround the world. covered second f1oor forms the tea- Dr. Freed originally planned to pot. At the front door of the warmpresent his collection of ~ore than ing pedestal base is the tiny figure 500 antique teapots to the of a woman helping her obviously Metropolitan Museum of Art in inebriated husband into the house. New York City. They came to the _ Square pedestals were often done City of Trenton instead at the sug- in lithopane, a process whereby the gestion of Dr. Freed's brother. thickness of the porcelain is varied The idea of the ueilleuse was born so that light shining from within i n the 18th century when ceramists reveals a detail ed scene in shades of in Europe began producing a device light and dark. for use in sickrooms and nurseries. Many of the ueilleuses in the Tren- The ueilleuse started out as a sim- ton collection are the work of Jacob pie, utilitarian warming dish set Petit, considered to be the greatest atop a pedestal containing a shallow of the 19th century French dish of oil. When the oil was lighted, ceramists. Petit originated the idea thecontentsofthedishwereheated. of using human or animal "perArtists of the period were quick to sonages" to disguise the functional notice that the flame also shone nature of his ueilleuses. The 537 . . ·::";/ . .;.• ., teapots on display in Trenton include more than 130 eXamples of Petit's work. Each is now conservatively worth several·· thousand dollars. When Dr. Freed's magnificent gift to his hometown began arriving in specially built crates, the residents of Trenton were astounded at the tr~asure the city suddenly possessed. The only place large enough to display the incredible coliection was the corridor of the local high school, but when the City of Trenton built its new Municipal Building, space was intentionally built into the city council room for the large, custom-made glass cases designed by Dr. Freed to house his priceless collection. Part of the charm of the Trenton Thapot Collection is its small town setting and the obvious pride the city's residents have in their priceless collection of antique teapots. The collection, for example, is the basis for an annualweek-long "Teapot Festival" each year in mid-May. ' Trenton (Pop. 4,600) is located approximately 100 miles northeast of Memphis and is about halfway between Jackson and Union City. · The teapot collection is open to visitors without charge any time the Municipal Building in downtown Trenton is open. When the building is closed, a small printed sign on the · front door directs visitors to the fire station next door where a friendly fireman will hand over a key to the building with an invitation to "stay · as long as you like." Such an extraordinary invitation, not likely to be encountered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is typical of a small west Tennessee town like Trenton. For more information about "The World's Largest Collection of Teapots," contact the Thnnessee Department of Tourist Develop. ment, Room T, Box 23170, Nashville, Thnnessee 37202. -Don Wick- \ |