Teapot
1879-1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raised, with applied cast handle, spout and finial; protective strips possibly of ivory |
| Brief description | Silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1879-80, mark FE for Frederick Elkington of Elkington and Co. |
| Physical description | Teapot, the body a plain cylinder, surmounted and supported by two, plain circular mouldings, the spout, a tapered cone, with applied prunus blossom, the `C' shaped handle similarly, the sockets for the handle with two circular, ivory insulators, the lid, slightly domed, surmounted by a cast, ball knop and butterfly finial. |
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| 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 |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs John Hull Grundy |
| Object history | 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, USA, 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. |
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| Summary | 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.1-1977 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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