Teapot Maker: Unknown

late 19th–early 20th century

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Porcelain

Dimensions

4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Edith Malvina K. Wetmore

Accession Number

1966.81.11a-b

Geography

Made in China

Culture

Chinese

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Probably George Peabody Wetmore (1846–1921) and Edith M.K. Wetmore (1848–1927), New York or Newport, R.I., by 1927; by inheritance to Edith Malvina K. Wetmore (1870–1966), New York or Newport, R.I., 1927 [see note 1]; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1966

Note 1: The will of George Peabody Wetmore, drawn up December 17, 1918, bequeaths Chateau-sur-Mer and its contents to his wife, Edith M.K. Wetmore, and following her death, to their daughters Edith Malvina K. Wetmore and Maude A.K. Wetmore (curatorial object file).
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

teapots, utilitarian objects

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