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A lidless teapot, inspired by Chinese wine pots, that is filled from the bottom. After William Cadogan, 1st Earl of Cadogan (1675-1726), who was said to be the first Englishman to own such a pot.
Pictures of cadogans:
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~beryls/Pages/lw1_8.htm
http://nemmelgebmurr.com/vintage/squirrel.html
"Among the Twining teapots is a Matlocks Cadogan from Yorkshire.
It was filled through a hole in the bottom and emptied right side up."
Jim Weaver; The Twining Teapot Collection; Antiques & Collecting Magazine
(Chicago, Illinois); Apr 2003.
"This type of tea server was called a cadogan in England; vaso
senza bocca in Italy. They were inspired by Chinese wine pots."
James G. McCollam; Chinese-inspired English Teapot is as Valuable as it
is Unusual; The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Jun 13, 1993.
