Object Details
Manufacturer
John Turner, Lane End, Staffordshire, England, 1759 - 1780
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Silversmith’s shape: oblong with four bowed panels alternating with four rectangular panels containing niches; long ogee spout, rectangular flat handle. Oblong domed cover with strap handle, sliding in grooves in top of pot. Relief decoration in polychrome showing classical figures in the bow panels; vines in niches; lotus and anthemion band about cavetto shoulder, leaves on handle, spout and cover.
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Date
ca. 1785
Accession Number
1938-57-317-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Teapot and cover
Medium
Enameled stoneware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12.8 x 20.5 x 11 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
made in
England
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1938-57-317-a_b