Metals
Josiah Austin (Maker)
Charlestown, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1740-1760
Silver; Wood
Raised, Cast
1967.1906
Object Number1967.1906 |
Teapot
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Josiah Austin (Maker)
January 24, 1719/1720-1780
Charlestown, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1740-1760
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
Armorial device
Silver; Wood
Raised, Cast
Raised body and lid; cast spout
6.378 (H) , 8.189 (L) , 4.803 (W) , 16.7904 (Weight)
16.2 (H) , 20.8 (L) , 12.2 (W) , 476 (Weight)
weight: 15 oz. 5 dwt. 11 gr. Troy
Text available soon.
[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