Teapot

Object Details

Description: Urn-shaped teapot, oval in section, on flared pedestal base with trumpet-shaped, hinged oval lid topped by a cast urn; one side of body is engraved with a shaded, foliate script "R". Cast serpentine-lobed rim and reeded foot have leafy volutes springing from shells; chased and engraved pairs of leafy scrolls enclosing five-petaled flowers encircle incurved neck, body and base. Tight C-curve handle is pinned into thin, reeded ivory insulators and flared sockets. Body perforated at shallow S-curve spout. Underside of base struck incuse "STERLING" at one end, "3998/74" at the other, and with a diamond-quatrefoil-diamond motif along one side. From a seven-piece coffee and tea service, 1991.0352.01-.07.
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Nancy Rowan Hutchinson and John L. and Marguerite W. Rowan

Physical Description: silver (overall material); ivory (insulators material)
Measurements: overall: 8 1/8 in x 12 1/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 20.6375 cm x 30.7975 cm x 12.065 cm

place made: United States: New York, New York City
place used: United States: New York, Yonkers; United States: New York, Pelham

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GUID (Link to Original Record): https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-df27-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa