About the Artwork
Teapot
1788 or 1789
Robert Hennell
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English
Unknown
Engraved silver and ebony
Overall: 6 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 12 5/8 inches (15.6 × 11.7 × 32.1 cm)
Silver
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Jordan
52.172
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Marked, London marks for 1788-1789. Marked, maker's mark: R.H.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Jordan
1952-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Robert Hennell, Teapot, 1788 or 1789, engraved silver and ebony. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Jordan, 52.172.
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