Try Patricia Halfpenny, Curator of Ceramics and Glass at the Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735, phone: 800-448-3883, or William Sargent, Curator-Asian Export Art at the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, phone: 800-745-4054, as they both have incredible ceramics collections. Melissa Heaver National Trust for Historic Preservation [log in to unmask] ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Chinese pottery Author: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> at internet Date: 11/17/98 10:51 AM Our local history museum owns a terra cotta teapot that had been the property of First Lady Florence Harding. According to our records, it is a 19th century teapot made in China. Does anyone know whom I could consult to learn more? You many reply on or off list. Jane Rupp The Marion County Historical Society [log in to unmask]