Teapot

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Teapot

Entry/Object ID

VC.67.7

Description

Teapot: small, pear-shaped; domed hinged lid, with black-painted (now unpainted) wooden knob, pewter finial; slightly s-curved spout; ear-shaped wooden handle.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Samuel Ellis

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1721 - 1773

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Touch mark of "S.ELLIS" in rectangle on bottom, as well as coronet over "X", a quality mark.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-1/8 in

Width

7 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 7 x 4 1/2 in. (15.6 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Pewter, Walnut ?

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Old glued repair to upper end of handle, which has been sanded; pin to hold hinged lid missing; two strips of cloth tape on bottom; surface dull throughout; old scratches and gouges throughout.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Had been on view at PM, put swapped for VC.59.646 in 2007, probably because the lid of VC.67.7 was detached and likely to be inadvertently further damaged if handled regularly during Winter Cleaning, etc.[Jessa J. Krick, 5/23/2017].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 19A