Simeon Soumain
Tea Caddy

MakerAmerican, baptized England, 1685–c. 1750
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tea Caddy
Datec. 1728–1733
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions5 3/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 1/2 in. (13.2 × 8.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.62.38.A,.B
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
106 Cameron Gallery
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceJohn Scott (1702–1733) and Marian Morin Scott, m. 1728, New York; inherited by their son General John Morin Scott (1730–1784); […]; Gertrude Franchot Kennedy, by 1960; [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, by 1962]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 10, 1962; given to MFAH.
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on base: Is[s superscript]M [John and Marian Scott]
Engraved on side: the Scott crest and motto TACE AUT FACE
Engraved on reverse side: the Scott arms, crest, and John Morin Scott Esq. [added later]
Engraved on base: John Scott and Marian Morin / Married about 1728 [added later]
Engraved on shoulder: Green Tea
On base: mark of Simeon Soumain [Buhler and Hood 1970, vol. II, p. 285, nos. 602–10]

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