Teapot

1753–54
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 722
Repoussé decoration was achieved by hammering silver from the inside to create brilliant, raised textural effects on the outside. Silver vessels in inverted pear shapes were popular in the mid-eighteenth century, and the asymmetrical arrangement of flora and fauna seen here is typical of the Rococo style.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Teapot
  • Maker: Thomas Whipham (British, active from 1737, died 1785)
  • Date: 1753–54
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: 6 × 9 3/8 in. (15.2 × 23.8 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Strong Shattuck, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.80.118
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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