Teapot
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1795
DIMENSIONS
height x width: 7 7/8 x 12 3/16 in. (20 x 31 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
"I.V" [in cartouche; conventional battle axe and two heads]
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
20.792
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Oval, cylindrical teapot, which tapers abruptly towards the rim. There is a row of beading at the top and bottom of the cylinder. The spout is straight and narrow and the handle is of wood, fastened to two silver sockets. The oval lid is hinged, slightly domed, and terminates in an urn-shaped finial. On either side is a shield-shaped medallion containing a monogram. It is suspended from sprays and flanked by symmetrically arranged garland.
CONDITION: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
John Vernon (American, 1768–1815). Teapot, ca. 1795. Silver, height x width: 7 7/8 x 12 3/16 in. (20 x 31 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 20.792. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 20.792_glass_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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