Teapot with lid
1790–1800
Object PlaceChina for American Market
Medium/TechniquePorcelain, hard-paste
Dimensions13.33 x 22.86 x 12.06 cm (5 1/4 x 9 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Aimée Lamb
Accession number1983.359a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
InscriptionsNEC QUAERER HONOREM NEC SPERNERE in bannerProvenanceProbably originally owned by Winthrop Sargent; descended in the Sargent family of Boston; may have descended through Henry Sargent to Winthrop Henry Sargent of Boston; to MFA, 1983, gift from Miss Aimee Lamb of Boston. (Accession date: Sept 14, 1983)
About 1791–92
mid-18th century
1717–22