Teapot

Wood and Hughes American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 706

Presented to Christian Dorflinger upon his retirement from the Long Island Flint Glass Works in 1863, this service (2006.90.1-4) is ornamented with meticulously chased scenes of the glassworks itself. The teapot depicts a back courtyard of the factory, with a loading dock and packing barrels, while the cream pot (2006.90.2) features a vignette of a gaffer at his bench finishing a blown glass pitcher. The finials, cast in the form of glassblowers, also reference Dorflinger’s trade. Dorflinger was one of the most successful nineteenth-century American glassmakers, operating several factories in Brooklyn before his retirement. He later established a thriving glasshouse in White Mills, Pennsylvania. The Museum has two important glass items from Dorflinger's Brooklyn period: an 1859 presentation vase (1988.391.1) and an 1861 compote (1972.232.1) made for President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.

Teapot, Wood and Hughes (1845–99), Silver, American

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Teapot, Wood and Hughes (1845–99), Silver, American
Teapot, Wood and Hughes (1845–99), Silver, American
Teapot, Wood and Hughes (1845–99), Silver, American
Teapot, Wood and Hughes (1845–99), Silver, American
Teapot, Wood and Hughes (1845–99), Silver, American

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