| Accession # |
1989.22.1a-b |
|
Maker |
Shreve & Company
|
| Title |
Teapot and Lid, from a Three Piece Tea Service |
| Date |
ca. 1910 |
| Medium |
Silver, wood |
| Dimensions |
5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 in. (14 x 19.1 x 17.8 cm) |
| Marks |
On bottom: "Eurana [in gothic letters] SHREVE & CO / SAN FRANCISCO / STERLING"
Scratched initials: "GB"
Scratched above mark: "//" |
| Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Silberberg, by exchange |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf G (Silver)
|
| Description |
Teapot (a) and lid (b) with wooden handle; eight-lobed, flattened, gourd-shaped, hand-raised body, which widens toward bottom and sits on narrow foot rim. The circular lid (b) has eight lobes and a pointed four-lobed finial. Bifurcated handle socket is attached to body with two rivets and arches outward in S-curve to cylindrical, tapering wooden handle. The tapered oval spout forms into eight lobes at juncture with body. All silver surfaces are hammered except finial. Part of three-piece service.
CONDITION: Good, minor scratches; some caked-up polish under handle sockets. |
