THIS IS AN OLD TEAPOT IN MY FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS. MADE  AND SIGNED BY RICHARDSON,(BOTTOM) IN PHOTO. THE SPOUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A CRAFTSMAN IN CENTERBROOK, CT.  BEN CARDE', MANY YEARS AGO. SEE PHOTO. AROUND THE BASE OF THE FOOT THERE IS A COLLECTION OF REMAINS FROM MY GRANDMOTHER SETTING IT ON THE WOOD STOVE.