Collection Highlights
Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Coffee pot
Title
Coffee pot
Object name
Teapot
Date
1822-1831
Medium
Pewter, ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 6 in. ( 26.7 x 23.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Britannia teapot with plain molded tapering cylindrical body; angular handled; hinged domed lid with carved ivory piece incorporated in finial.
Object Number
INV.659
Marks
written and printed: on orange label attached to body: "17/6"
struck: inside base: "H. YALE/WALLINGFORD"
Gallery Label
For more information on marks, see C. Montegomery's American Pewter, p. 229.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
