Teapot (part of a set)

Arts of the Americas

1852/64

J.T. and E.M. Edwards
American, 1852–1864
Chicago

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Artist: E. M. Edwards
Title: Teapot (part of a set)
Origin: Chicago
Date: c. 1852–1864
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Each piece marked on bottom "J.T.& E.M.E." in a rectangle and "Chicago" in a rectangle; each piece with engraved Gothic "R".John T.& E..M. Edwards, Chicago, Illinois, 1852-1864
Dimensions: 23.3 × 13.3 cm (9 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wald in memory of Col. and Mrs. John Rice Reilly
Reference Number: 1982.1520.2

Art Institute of Chicago, Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine, Nov 10, 2013–Jan 27, 2014; Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Feb 22–May 18, 2014, cat. 88 (Chicago only).

John B. Rice (1809-1874), Mayor of Chicago 1865-1869); Col. and Mrs. John Rice Reilly; by descent to Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wald, Las Vegas, NM, by 1982; gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wald to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.

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