Penguin teapot produced by Shorter & Son of Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1950. Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the order Sphenisciformes. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Highly adapted for life in the ocean water, penguins have counter shaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch with their bills and swallow whole while swimming. A penguin has a spiny tongue and powerful jaws to grip slippery prey. They spend about half of their lives on land and the other half in the sea. The penguin's right flipper forms the spout of the teapot and a fish is the handle.
Maker:
Shorter & Son
England
circa 1950
Model #:
Derivative
teapot
Size:
large
Height:
8"