About this artwork
Made in the Rococo revival mode by Boston silversmith Obadiah Rich, this teapot includes repoussé ornament and asymmetrical cartouches. On one side, a cartouche is inscribed with the date of the teapot and the initials “RL” and “LL,” presumably for the Boston owners of this vessel. On the other side, a laborer carrying a yoke laden with baskets of produce walks in a lush landscape, likely that of the tropical West Indies.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Obadiah Rich
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Title
- Teapot
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Place
- Boston (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 1848
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Medium
- Silver and wood
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Inscriptions
- Marked on bottom: O.RICH. / BOSTON / fine Engraved on side: R.L. 1848 L.L.
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Dimensions
- H.: 14.4 cm (5 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. William B. McIlvaine Jr.
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Reference Number
- 1981.3
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/61570/manifest.json
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