Silver Teapot
Artist/Culture
Paul Revere
American, 1735–1818
Date1755–1818
Mediumsilver
Dimensions15.3 cm (6 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineBequest of Stephen Salisbury III
Terms
Object number1907.121
DescriptionWeight, 1 lb. 9 oz., 13 dwt.; Fluted oval body, straight sides. Straight spout and wood handle. Chased decoration of scrolls. Pineapple finial. Lettered S E S (Stephen and Elizabeth Salisbury, married 1797). Mark, on bottom: REVERE in rectangle.Label TextPaul Revere, who learned his trade and inherited his shop from his father, was one of Boston's most successful silversmiths. Entrepreneurial versatility drove this success. Revere and the workers he employed produced more than 5,000 documented items ranging from modest buckles to spoons to luxury wares such as this teapot. Revere's shop adapted to changing tastes and technologies. This teapot reflects the fashionable neoclassical style of the day, with its restrained geometries, fluted sides evoking a column, and engraved decorative swags. Its body was made from newly available rolled sheet silver, which was more efficient than traditional methods of hammering out forms by hand.
ProvenanceStephen Salisbury, Worcester, MA
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 3003
