Teapot from a Tea service for the American or European market
late 18th–early 19th century
Dimensions
overall: 16 × 24 × 13 cm (6 5/16 × 9 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.) lid: 2 × 8.5 cm (13/16 × 3 3/8 in.) vessel: 12.7 × 24 × 13 cm (5 × 9 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Mrs. Marjory Gane Harkness, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1937
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