Teapot
Manufacturer
Fletcher & Gardiner
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1810-1820
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 11 3/4 in. (27.9 x 29.8 cm)
InscribedMarked on bottom.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.961
Not on view
DescriptionInverted pear-shaped pot with a band of applied shell and leafage at its broadest point. The spout also has a large leaf applied at its underside and a leaf at its top. There is a band of flowers and leaves where the body joins the applied round base which is stepped and decorated with a bead variant as is the mouth of the main body. The hinged lid is done in a repousse design of leaves and is surmounted by a basket-shaped finial. The wood handle is carved with a leaf and joins the body with leaf-shaped sockets.
late 19th early 20th c
late 19th-early 20th c.
