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Teapot and cover
Unknown
(Silversmith)
Abdy, William II
(Silversmith)
Teapot in unglazed red stoneware with silver angled spout, handle and cover, cylindrical shape, the body tapering from rounded shoulders to the recessed base and surmounted by a short neck; body moulded and incised with a landscape design, the cover engraved with the crest of the Lewis family of St Pierre, Monmouthshire.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32147
Creation/Production
Son of William Abdy I, free by patrimony, 4 April 1781. First mark entered 15 Sep 1790, shortly after his father's death. Second mark (two sizes) entered 16 October 1790. Moved to 11 Wilson Street, Finsbury, London 3 Feb 1821 (previously at father's premises at 5 Oat Lane?). Resigned from Livery and presumably retired, 1823.
Role: Production
Role: Pottery
Role: Production
Role: Silversmith
Place: China
Place: London, England
Period: 1796 ca
Acquisition
Purchase, 17/5/1988
Measurements
Height
(cm): 14.5
Height
(in): 5
l(cm) handle to spout:19
l(cm)
l(in) handle to spout:7 1/2
l(in)
Depth
(cm): 9.2
Depth
(in): 3
Techniques
Moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Sprigged
Decoration
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
Cast
Forming
Applied Art
Spun
Forming
Applied Art
Polished
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Stoneware
Silver
Wood
Ivory
Location
Gallery 11A : Case 02
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