Teapot

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Object Details

Maker

Alexander Field, English, 1750 – 1826

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Body a rounded rectangle with repoussé spiral gadrooning ending at concave neck. Flaring concave gadrooned shoulder, with domed, gadrooned and hinged cover. Spout angular in section. Wood handle and finial.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt

Date

1790

Accession Number

1931-44-31

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

metalwork

Decorative Arts

Object Name

teapot

Type

teapot

Medium

silver, wood

Dimensions

H x W x D: 17.8 × 30.2 × 14.3 cm (7 in. × 11 7/8 in. × 5 5/8 in.)

made in

London, England

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48da81865-e287-4977-81ee-4f15e9e3ef18

Record ID

chndm_1931-44-31

Teapot

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