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Teapot

Object Details

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.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Maker
Alexander Field, English, 1750 – 1826
Date
1790
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt
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.)
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
teapot
Type
teapot

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