Teapot
Dateca. 1760-1764
Label TextThis teapot is a hybrid of styles. The double-bellied or inverted pear shape also appears in sugar bowls and coffeepots in the rococo style, while the foliate strapwork and crosshatched diaper pattern on the pot’s shoulder are surface decoration of an earlier baroque style, ca. 1690–1730.
Object number2014.24.13
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, An American Sampler, May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005Credit LineGift of Ruth J. Nutt
DimensionsLength: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
MediumSilver, with wood handle
Object number: 48.68
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