Object Details
Description
Compressed globular teapot having a squat, plain, incurved neck with heavy, cast floral rim above chased and repousse lobes alternating in width and scrollwork decoration; four cast paw feet attached to flat bottom set in. Matching, domed, hinged lid with flared edge is topped by a cast circular floral knob. Spurred C- and S-curve ivory handle is pinned into spiral-scrolled sockets. S-curve spout has elongated D-shaped lip, faceted face and round belly. Body perforated at spout. Bottom underside struck with an incuse serif "R" at center and incised "FF" in script. From a four-piece coffee and tea service, DL*387944A-D.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Bequest of Amy Wetmore May
date made
ca 1835
ID Number
DL.387944B
catalog number
387944B
accession number
190331
Object Name
teapot
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
ivory (handle material)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/2 in x 9 7/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 16.51 cm x 25.0825 cm x 16.8275 cm
place made
United States
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_300042