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Teapot

Dateca. 1800

Marked by Littleton Holland (1770 - 1847)

OriginAmerica, Maryland, Baltimore

MediumSilver, wood

DimensionsOH: 9 5/8”; OW: 11”; OD: 4 ½”

Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage

Object number2020-249,3

DescriptionSilver teapot (smaller example from a six-piece silver tea and coffee service): Shaped and stepped oval base supports deep oval fluted and paneled body with squared shoulders and incurving neck. S-shaped spout with oval pattera at top and with piercing inside at juncture inside of body; C-shaped ebonized wood handle with saddle-shaped grip at top. Domed lid with compressed urn-shaped finial and inset hinge; lid does not have a vent hole. Narrow engraved bright cut border at foot and broad bright cut bands below shoulder and at edge of lid. Engraved on both sides of body with bright cut shield enclosed by crossed fronds topped by a basket of flowers. Note, the engraving on this teapot and the waste bowl in this set appears to be by a different hand than the engraving on the other pieces
InscribedEngraved with a large, sprigged script “K” within shield on proper right side of body; shield on proper left side is blank
MarkingsMarked in relief in rectangular reserves on rim of foot: 1) “L Holland” in semi-script; and 2) an eagle’s head, cut at the neck and with an open beak, facing left in an oval reserve
ProvenanceJulia Bedford Krebs, original owner per vendor
Mary L Van Winkle (grandaughter)
Israel Sack
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage

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