here is my handle, here is my spout

... and now to one of the defining moments of my object-collecting obsession. (and also time to brag just a wee bit)
during my stint working at the british museum, i actually managed to persuade the curator of the 20th century artefacts collection to let me don the white gloves and handle one of their prized little pieces of object design, this iconic silver teapot by one of the original bauhaus artist, german marianne brandt. although i had always had a love affair with the bauhaus movement and object design, this was the first time that i had seen a genuine piece of bauhaus object physically in the flesh (let alone being allowed to handle it!). i rubbed it vigurously, but sadly, no magic genie to grant me my wish of letting me keep the teapot.
while other museums specialise in objects of this nature, the british museum, more reknowned for its egyptian,greek and roman artecfacts, actually has some amazing little pieces of 20th century design left to the museum in collector's bequests. just to name drop a bit, i also got to handle a frank lloyd wright designed dinner plate, and a charles rennie macintosh candlestick.