Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Thatcher Teapot
Artifact ID1982.01027.02a-b
Object Type
Teapot
Gifter
Robert and Sally Arthur
Maker
Peter Fluck
(Caricaturist; half of Fluck & Law, creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image)
Maker
Roger Law
(Caricaturist; half of Fluck & Law, creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image)
Date
1981
Medium
Ceramic (glazed)
Dimensions9 × 11 × 8 in. (22.9 × 27.9 × 20.3 cm)
Physical DescriptionA white ceramic teapot shaped as the head of Margaret Thatcher, based on the Spitting Image puppet of the Prime Minister. There is a round handle attached to the back of her head, and the spout is her nose. The lid is the crown of her head. Historical NoteCaricaturists Roger Law and Peter Fluck, together as Fluck & Law, created the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image, featuring puppet versions of world leaders. They designed this teapot in the shape of Margaret Thatcher. The gifters were in England at the same time as the president's official visit in 1982, and purchased the teapot on their vacation for President Reagan.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction Note© Luck & Flaw 1981
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Person Depicted
Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990))
Country/CultureEnglandUnited KingdomPlace MadeEnglandIn Collection(s)
Related Exhibits
Exhibition HistoryReagan and Thatcher: The Friendship that Changed the World (2019), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library;
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: Their Special Relationship (2013-2014), National Churchill Museum