Teapot

Artist:William Simpkins

Medium: Silver, wood

Geograhical Locations:

• Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dates:ca. 1750

Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in. (15.6 x 24.3 x 12.5 cm)

Collections:

• Decorative Arts and Design

Museum Location: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Radical Care

Exhibitions:

• Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492–1898
• Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art

Accession Number: 1997.188.2

Image: 1997.188.2_PS6.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Silver teapot with inverted, pear-shaped body on stepped, molded, applied foot ring. Short, cast, s-shaped spout with fluted panels at lower section and blank acanthus pad at the top of spout. C-shaped wooden handle with c-curved thumb rest; cylindrical lower socket, scrolled upper socket. Slightly domed, hinged lid with cast, inverted pineapple finial. Shoulder of pot is chased with ruffles, c-scrolls, and floral motifs. Chased, eight-pointed medallion centers finial. CONDITION: Normal wear, otherwise fine.

Brooklyn Museum