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Teapot

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Samuel Kirk & Son, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1815 - 1979

    Description

    Teapot (a) of inverted pear form repoussé and chased with rococo scrolls and flowers. Two ivory rings on handle. Applied floral finial on hinged lid. Part of a tea set with urn and lid (b, e), creamer (c), and covered sugar bowl (d) of various dates.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Allyn Cox

    Date

    1830–1846

    Accession Number

    1976-109-1-a

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    metalwork
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    teapot

    Type

    teapot

    Medium

    silver, ivory

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 21.5 × 28 × 16.3 cm (8 7/16 in. × 11 in. × 6 7/16 in.)

    made in

    Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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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/kq43d97bb3f-50d6-49d9-b37f-39132a125427

    Record ID

    chndm_1976-109-1-a

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