Lenox, Inc. and Schell Lewis
“Architects’ Tea Set” Teapot
1932
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Physical Qualities
Glazed hard-paste porcelain, copper lustre decoration, Teapot with lid: 6 7/8 x 9 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (17.5 x 24.4 x 11.7 cm) Teapot: 5 1/4 x 9 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (13.3 x 24.4 x 11.7 cm) Lid: 4 x 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (10.2 x 7 x 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore
Object Number
2001.55.1
Architects' Tea Set Teapot with a drawing of the outside of Federal Hall, New York in the center of one side and an American eagle on the other. The top of the lid has a copper lustre bird.
Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore
Barbara D. McMillan, 'Tea Empathy: The Architects' Tea Service, 1932-1933, and its American Precedents' Studies in the Decorative Arts, volume VIII, Number 2, Spring-Summer 2001, pp.105-129.
Inscribed: Marked on obverse of teapot "New York" "FEDERAL HALL" Marked on reverse of teapot "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Markings: Marked underneath teapot "LENOX/Architect's Tea Set/1933/Copyright"
