Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teapot with lid
Object Number:
1969.18a
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 14 x 24.1 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: on shield: "JEG"
Description:
Cylindrical porcelain teapot with interlaced reeded strap handles terminating in blue and gilded molded flowers; cover has a gold berry knop with a blue leaf; orange and gold lappet band at rim and pseudo arms of New York State with blue-robed Justice and red-robed Liberty; gilded initials on shield.
Gallery Label:
This teapot is part of a set that belonged to John Greenwood (1760-1819) and Elizabeth (Weaver) Greenwood (1764-1831) of New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
