A silver teapot with a wooden handle.
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A silver teapot polished to a high reflective shine. It is a simple cylinder and straight tapered spout. The lid is flat and has a small round handle in a beige material with a silver disc at the top. The handle is rounded polished dark wood which is undecorated except for a curled piece which comes off the top. The handle is attached to the teapot with silver cylinders which are a similar size as the spout. There are small nails visible in the silver by the wood of the handle, indicating how they are attached.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.63
People
Robert Makepeace I, British, English (active 1759-1784)
Title
Teapot
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1777-1778
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230989

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver (sterling standard), fruitwood, ivory
Dimensions
11.75 x 22.23 x 10.48 cm (4 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
unspecified: 322 g

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
C. R. Simpkins, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of C. R. Simpkins, "A Tribute to the Class of 1892."
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.63
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Cylindrical, with tapering straight spout, wood loop handle and flush hinged lid with ivory finial.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025

Verification Level

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