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Teapot
Josiah Austin
1740-1760
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Josiah Austin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Charlestown; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1967.1906
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1906
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Josiah Austin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Charlestown; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1740-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "I.A" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "Stone" [Storer?] scratched
Type: Inscription
Location: Side, left of handle
Inscription: armorial device engraved in a shield with lion's head crest
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Silver
- Wood
Techniques
- Raised
- Cast
Construction Description
Raised body and lid; cast spout
Dimensions (inches)
6.378 (H) x 4.803 (W) x 8.189 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.2 (H) x 12.2 (W) x 20.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
16.7904
Measurement Notes
weight: 15 oz. 5 dwt. 11 gr. Troy
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 52, no. 2Article: Fennimore, Donald L. "John Allen Teapot".
• Published: 16:4, 19-20Book: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1911 American Church Silver of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
• Published: p. 3, no. 28Book: Bigelow, Francis Hill. 1941 Historic Silver of the Colonies and Its Makers.
• Published: pp. 336-37Book: 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