Collections: Decorative Arts: Teapot with Lid

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Teapot with Lid

• Designer: Marion Anderson Noyes, American, 1907-2002
• Medium: Pewter, walnut
• Place Manufactured: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
• Dates: ca. 1933
• Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (17.1 x 21.9 x 13.7 cm)
• Markings: On bottom of teapot, etched in script: "Marion Louise Anderson" (name underscored with two etched lines)
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
• Accession Number: 1991.258.1a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
• Image: Overall, 1991.258.1a-b_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Marion Anderson Noyes (American, 1907-2002). Teapot with Lid, ca. 1933. Pewter, walnut, 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (17.1 x 21.9 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 1991.258.1a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.258.1a-b_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Spherical, lightly brushed pewter teapot (a) and fitted lid (b) with walnut handle and finial. Body sits on round foot rim incised with four horizontal lines; attached triangular spout with horizontal and slightly flared lip opposite an attached wooden handle that juts out horizontally from below lid (level with spout), then curves down to body. Domed lid with attached rectangular finial. CONDITION: Good, some discoloration on and around spout; dark spotting on interior of teapot; wear to finial and handle from use; minor scratches overall.