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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.312
People
William Thomson, American (1777 - 1833)
Title
Three-Piece Tea Service
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1820
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/357302

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver and wood
Dimensions
teapot: 19 × 27.8 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 10 15/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
sugar bowl: 12.6 × 20 × 10.5 cm (4 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
sugar bowl lid: 6 × 10.5 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
creamer: 14 × 14.6 × 7 cm (5 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: teapot, handle near lid: [illegible mark]
  • maker's mark: teapot, bottom, struck: W. Thomson
  • maker's mark: bottom of sugar bowl, struck: W. Thomson
  • maker's mark: bottom of creamer, struck: W. Thomson

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.312
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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