Teapot with Cover
about 1750-1770
Object PlaceChina for export
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain, enamel and gilt decoration
DimensionsHeight x width: 5 x 9 in. (12.7 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession number51.835a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)
mid-18th century
dated 1779
about 1723
1765–75
1760–75
about 1725, with later decoration
About 1791–92
1754–68
1745–50
probably late 19th century
1717–22
around 1750-1770