Teapot
silversmith
Thomas Whipham
(England, 1715 - 1785)
silversmith
Charles Wright
(active London, 1756 - 1775)
Date1768-1769
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w10
eMuseum ID716678
Original NumberM21w10
Previous NumberM21w10.a
EmbARK ObjectID13306
TMS Source ID2284
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 182.
MarksNotesMark (lid interior): Lion passant in horizontal shaped rectangle [silver standard mark]
Marks (bottom): Crowned lion or tiger head in shaped shield; Fragments of "C/ T/ W" in oval; Omega in shaped shield
Marks (bottom): Crowned lion or tiger head in shaped shield; Fragments of "C/ T/ W" in oval; Omega in shaped shield
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
