Teapot
- Title:
- Silver presentation teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Creator:
- Baldwin Jones
- Date:
- 1813-1819
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches
Width is tip of spout to handle.
Weight is in oz. - Description:
- Melon-shaped silver teapot on raised foot; D-shaped silver handle; curved spout; pineapple finial on hinged lid; body and base have die-rolled border of leaves, lid has border of acanthus leaves; marked "Baldwin Jones" in rectangle on bottom. Inscribed on side of pot: "Presented by the N.H.F M Insurance Co. to Captain Geo. F. Blunt for his spirited and successful exertions in saving the Ship Thomas Wilson when Stranded on the Isle of Shoals in Feby. 1810."
- Provenance:
- Capt George F. Blunt of Portsmouth was a ship's captain and part owner of the Eudora. (cf. C06.534.1) The NH F M Insurance Co. built the Athenaeum Building in 1805 and sold it to the Athenaeum in 1823 The ship Thomas Wilson was insured by the NH F M Insurance Co..
Baldwin Jones were active in Boston 1813-1819. - Subjects:
- Teapot, Silver, Presentation Silver
- Place of Origin:
- Boston
- Collection Name:
- Art Artifact Collection
- Item Number:
- C08.004
- Accession Number:
- C08.004
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Credit Line:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Participating Organization:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
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