Teapot

Samuel Kirkca. 1845

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Teapot of inverted pear form repoussé and chased with rococo scrolls and flowers; applied floral finial on hinged lid. Part of a tea set with urn and lid (b/e), creamer (c), and covered sugar bowl (d) of various dates.

Details

Title: Teapot
Creator: Samuel Kirk
Creator Lifespan: 1793/1872
Date Created: ca. 1845
Type: Teapot
Rights: Gift of Allyn Cox
Medium: Silver, ivory
Viewing Notes: The use of overall flowers and scroll repousse decoration was popular with middle-class English and American consumers starting in the 1820s. The style became associated with Baltimore, especially through the wordk of Samuel Kirk and his successors. Kirk initiated the style in this country for domestic wares, and variants of it are still produced today.
Provenance: Gift of Allyn Cox
Markings: Stamped on underside of base with two rectangular punches, first rectangular punch "S.K.", second rectangular punch "11/2". Mark in use from 1830-1846.
Inscribed: Engraved in gothic script on one side JBP IAB
Exhibitions: New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt, "Rococo: The Continuing Curve," 3/6/08-7/7/08
Dimensions: H x W x D: 21.5 x 28 x 16.3 cm (8 7/16 x 11 x 6 7/16 in.)

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