Teapot and Stand
- Teapot and Stand
Stand: 1 3/8 × 5 1/4 × 6 7/16 in. (3.5 × 13.3 × 16.4 cm)
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Asa Whitney’s teapot combines Neoclassical simplicity with the generous proportions that characterize the Grecian taste. Accompanying the teapot is a matching stand, an optional addition to protect linens and tabletops from spills and burns. Stands were introduced during the Late Baroque period, and with the advent of the flat -bottomed Neoclassical teapot, a paired stand became a welcome adjunct. Both functional and aesthetic, the stand raises the teapot and alleviates a ponderous appearance.
Technical notes: The body is hammered and seamed behind the handle; its shoulder is a separate component that is soldered on.
Related examples: A matching sugar dish and slop bowl were auctioned with the teapot. The sugar dish’s location is unknown; the bowl belongs to the Newark Museum. Newark, New Jersey (acc. no. 23.203).
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
Provenance[The John Wells Company, New York]; [American Art Association, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1923; given to MFAH, 1969.
Published References American Art Association, New York, October 22–27, 1923, lot 2141; Warren, David B. Bayou Bend: American Furniture, Paintings and Silver from the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1975, p. 172, no. 328. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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