1967.1906 Teapot
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Teapot

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Josiah Austin (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Charlestown, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1740-1760

  • Materials:

    Silver; Wood

  • Techniques:

    Raised, Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.1906


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Object Number

1967.1906

Object Name

Teapot

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Josiah Austin (Maker)
January 24, 1719/1720-1780

Place of Origin

Charlestown, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1740-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "I.A" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Underside; "Stone" [Storer?] scratched
3. Inscription; Side, left of handle; armorial device engraved in a shield with lion's head crest

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Silver; Wood

Techniques

Raised, Cast

Construction Description

Raised body and lid; cast spout

Dimensions (inches)

6.378 (H) , 8.189 (L) , 4.803 (W) , 16.7904 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.2 (H) , 20.8 (L) , 12.2 (W) , 476 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

weight: 15 oz. 5 dwt. 11 gr. Troy

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p. 52, no. 2
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. "John Allen Teapot".
Published: 16:4, 19-20
[Book] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1911 American Church Silver of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
Published: p. 3, no. 28
[Book] Bigelow, Francis Hill. 1941 Historic Silver of the Colonies and Its Makers.
Published: pp. 336-37
[Book] Buhler, Kathryn C. & Hood, Graham. 1970 American Silver: Garvan and Other Collections in the Yale University Art Gallery.
Published: no. 112.
[Book] Buhler, Kathryn C. 1956 Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices.
Published: no. 1, fig. 38