Chinese. Teapot, ca.1880. Silver, 6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 33.246. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.246_acetate_bw.jpg)
Chinese. Teapot, ca.1880. Silver, 6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 33.246. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.246.mark_acetate_bw.jpg)
Teapot
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CULTURE
Chinese
MAKER
Sunshing
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca.1880
DIMENSIONS
6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Stamped on base: "SS"
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
None
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
33.246
CREDIT LINE
George C. Brackett Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Silver teapot, oval-shaped body with straight sides, beaded around the foot, shoulder and lid. Wood finial and handle. Rivets as well as solder attach handle and spout. It is decorated with bright-cut foliate chain around the base and shoulder and is engraved with oval vacant cartouche centered on front.
CONDITION: Good, lower portion of finial is damaged and partly missing.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Chinese. Teapot, ca.1880. Silver, 6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 33.246. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.246_acetate_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 33.246_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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