Teapot
Jacob Hurd
1740–55
Medium
Silver and walnut
Dimensions
12.7 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm (5 5/8 × 9 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
teapot
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
120233
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The round shape of this teapot was taken from earlier Chinese and English ceramic prototypes. The design was particularly popular in the Boston area, and several similar examples by Jacob Hurd are known today. The engraved foliage, mask, and scrollwork around the lid, although extremely restrained in execution, are typical of his work.