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Teapot

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CULTURE Chinese
MAKER Sunshing
MEDIUM Silver
  • Place Made: Canton, China
  • DATES ca.1880
    DIMENSIONS 6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Stamped on base: "SS"
    SIGNATURE Unsigned
    INSCRIPTIONS None
    ACCESSION NUMBER 33.246
    CREDIT LINE George C. Brackett Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Silver teapot, oval-shaped body with straight sides, beaded around the foot, shoulder and lid. Wood finial and handle. Rivets as well as solder attach handle and spout. It is decorated with bright-cut foliate chain around the base and shoulder and is engraved with oval vacant cartouche centered on front. CONDITION: Good, lower portion of finial is damaged and partly missing.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Chinese. Teapot, ca.1880. Silver, 6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 33.246. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.246_acetate_bw.jpg)
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    Chinese. <em>Teapot</em>, ca.1880. Silver, 6 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 33.246. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.246_acetate_bw.jpg)