Object Number 2000.0027

Object Name

Teapot (Coffee pot)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Obadiah Rich (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1840-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Base, underside; "O. RICH." stamped incuse
2. Mark; Base, underside; "fine" stamped incuse in Gothic script
3. Mark; Base, underside; "fine" stamped incuse in Gothic script
4. Mark; Base, underside; "BOSTON" stamped incuse in serifed letters
5. Inscription; Body, side right of handle; "N" engraved in shaded Gothic ornamented letter

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

10.25 (H) , 8.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.035 (H) , 22.225 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Information on Obadiah Rich, pp. 110, 222