Wood & Hughes
Teapot, Creamer, and Waste Bowl

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Maker Wood & HughesAmerican, active 1845–1899

Retailer James Conning American, 1813–1872

CultureAmerican

Titles

Teapot, Creamer, and Waste Bowl
Partial Tea Service

Datec. 1845–1872

Made inNew York, New York, United States

Retailed inMobile, Alabama, United States

MediumSilver

DimensionsTeapot: 12 5/8 × 11 7/16 in. (32 × 29 cm)
Creamer: 8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in. (22.5 × 16 cm)
Waste Bowl: 6 1/8 × 5 11/16 in. (15.5 × 14.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Charles Emrich in memory of Mary Louise Emrich

Object numberB.2021.4.1-.3

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionThe New York City silver manufacturer Wood and Hughes made the objects in this partial tea service for retail in Mobile, Alabama, by James Conning, and stamped them with Conning’s name and the name of his city. They display familiar elements of the decorative vocabulary of the Rococo Revival: abundant fruit and foliage applied to forms derived from the eighteenth century.
ProvenanceBy descent to Mary Louise Emrich (1925–2021), Houston; given to her son Chuck Emrich, Houston; given to MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked on each bottom: electro-engraved inventory designations

Marked on bottom of waste bowl: J. CONNING [within a rectangle] / W & H [within a rectangle] / MOBILE [within a rectangle].
The teapot and creamer marked with variations on this configuration.

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