A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
A bulbous silver teapot with a wooden finial and handle connected with decorative silver pieces. There are delicate engraved marks on the body and lid.
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Jonathan Clarke

Teapot
Now On View

Maker

Jonathan Clarke (American, 1705 - 1770)

Title

Teapot

Year

ca. 1760

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood, silver

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Newport; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

Height: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"N*E" in cartouche on side of body and "1841/Mary Hazard/to/Dr Enoch Hazard" in script on side of body

Marks: "CLARK" and"J::CLARK" stamped on bottom

Label: Painted in red:PRH 147

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Peyton Randolph Hazard

Object Number

62.088

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Tablewares are often made of silver, ceramics, and glass. From shapes and sizes to handles and feet, striking similarities abound in these silver teapots, creamers, and sauce boats and their less-expensive ceramic counterparts.

Recent Accessions
Sep 03, 1963 – Sep 22, 1963

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Jonathan Clarke (American, 1705 - 1770)
Teapot, ca. 1760
Silver with wood
Height: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 inches)
Bequest of Peyton Randolph Hazard 62.088

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