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Teapot with Lid

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
 
MEDIUM Pewter, walnut
  • Place Manufactured: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
  • 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)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS On bottom of teapot, etched in script: "Marion Louise Anderson" (name underscored with two etched lines)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1991.258.1a-b
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
    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.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION 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, Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes, 1991.258.1a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1991.258.1a-b.jpg)
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