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Teapot

Teapot

  • Place of origin:

    Birmingham, England (made)

  • Date:

    1879-1880 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Elkington and Company (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Silver, raised, with applied cast handle, spout and finial; protective strips possibly of ivory

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mrs John Hull Grundy

  • Museum number:

    M.1-1977

  • Gallery location:

    Silver, room 67, case 16, shelf 3

  • Image in copyright

Elkingtons of Birmingham were one of the first British manufacturers in a Japanoiserie style. Tiffany's of New York and Gorham of Rhode Island stimulated Elkingtons and others by their experiments with textured silver, embellished with base metals which imitated traditional Japanese metalwork. However, the strict British hallmarking laws prevented the application of base metals to silver and makers could only resort to cast silver details and engraved scenes, borrowed from Japanese prints to meet the fashionable demand for Japanoiserie.

Physical description

Spout depicting prunus blossom, butterfly finial.

Place of Origin

Birmingham, England (made)

Date

1879-1880 (made)

Artist/maker

Elkington and Company (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Silver, raised, with applied cast handle, spout and finial; protective strips possibly of ivory

Marks and inscriptions

Base: maker FE for Frederick Elkington of Elkington & Co., anchor for Birmingham, sterling, duty, date letter E (1879-80), stamped “Elkington and Co.”, design registry mark for July 10, 1875, scratched “LI/BF9”; under lid: duty, date letter

Dimensions

Height: 12.20 cm, Length: 17.00 cm, Width: 9.90 cm

Object history note

Acquisition RF: No Reg Des
Gift - Mrs Ann Hull Grundy
Elkingtons of Birmingham were one of the first British manufacturers in a Japanoiserie style. Tiffany's of New York and Gorham of Rhode Island stimulated Elkingtons and others by their experiments with textured silver, embellished with base metals which imitated traditional Japanese metalwork. However, the strict British hallmarking laws prevented the application of base metals to silver and makers could only resort to cast silver details and engraved scenes, borrowed from Japanese prints to meet the fashionable demand for Japanoiserie.

Categories

Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares; Metalwork

Collection code

MET

Qr_O94580
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