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Group shot: 1991.539-542
Teapot
Group shot: 1991.539-542

Teapot

Frederick Elkington (1887–1963)
Elkington & Co. (English)
1874–75
Object PlaceBirmingham, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver, gilded silver, baleen (Eschrichtius robustus)
DimensionsH.11.8 cm x W.16.7 cm (4 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.); Diam: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Weight: 394 gm (12 oz 13 dwt)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederick T. Bradbury, by exchange
Accession number1991.540
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsOn each, on underside, stamped pattern number 15110, registration stamp for July 10, 1857, ELKINGTON & COProvenance1991, sold by Partridge Fine Arts, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 1991)
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