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Teapot Teapot

This is a teapot. It was made by Peter Bateman and Ann Bateman. It is dated 1798 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is silver, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

  • Teapot Teapot
  • silver-plated copper, anodized aluminum, onyx.
  • Purchase in memory of Mildred Rosenberg, Gift of her Family..
  • 1992-33-1-a,b
  • Staircase Model (France)
  • mahogany, ebony, pear (wood) or sycamore, oak; biscuit porcelain.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2007-45-12

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 17.8 × 30.5 × 11.6 cm (7 in. × 12 in. × 4 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Under base: [1] "PB" over "AB" in a rectangle, stamped (maker's mark Peter and Ann Bateman) [2] "C" in a rectanglular reserve with canted corners, stamped (London date letter mark 1798) [3] crowned leopard, stamped (London town mark) [4] lion passant, stamped (British standard mark) [5] king's head, stamped (sovereign head duty mark) On interior of hinged lid: [1] "PB" over "AB" in a rectangle, stamped (maker's mark Peter and Ann Bateman) [2] lion passant, stamped (British standard mark)

It is inscribed

Under base: "R 7998", "14 oz. 9", "t/lb", possibly "£" or cursive "L" or "J", and "2 X 1 1", with other faint and illegible marks, incised (probably weights, older inventory numbers, and collector marks)

Cite this object as

Teapot Teapot; Made by Peter Bateman (English, (active 1790–1815, died 1825)), Ann Bateman (English, 1748 - 1813); England; silver, wood; H x W x D: 17.8 × 30.5 × 11.6 cm (7 in. × 12 in. × 4 9/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1952-166-98

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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