Teapot 1

Edenton, NC. "This memorial marks the spot where the women of Edenton gathered in 1774 to protest the British tax on tea. The marker is a 250 pound cast bronze teapot with an upright Revolutionary War era cannon serving as the base. The teapot is highly decorated. Featured prominently on one side (north) is the scene from the Great Seal of North Carolina showing the figures Liberty and Plenty in relief above the words North Carolina. On the south facing side is the inscription:

ON THIS SPOT STOOD THE RESIDENCE / OF MRS. ELIZABETH KING IN WHICH THE / LADIES OF EDENTON MET OCT. 25, 1774 / TO PROTEST AGAINST THE TAX ON TEA