Simon Wedge, Sr.
Teapot
1797-1809
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Simon Wedge, Sr.
Teapot
1797-1809
Physical Qualities
Silver, wood, (With lid closed): 9 5/8 × 11 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (24.4 × 28.6 × 12.1 cm.)
(With lid open): 10 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (26 × 28.6 × 12.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John G. Matthews, Henderson, North Carolina
Object Number
1989.344.2
Silver teapot made by Simon Wedge, Sr., c. 1810. Part of a 5-piece coffee/tea set. This teapot's ovoid shape is balanced on either side by an S-shaped spout with and applied leaf at the tip and an Empire-style bracket wooden handle. It is raised upon an oval, stepped pedestal foot. The body is ornamented with deep gadrooning and the domed lid is topped with an urn finial. One side is engraved 'IAR' in a beautiful foliate script.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1989; Mrs. John G. Matthews, Henderson, North Carolina
Inscribed: Engraved monogram "IAR" (almost illegible)
Markings: Stamped letters "S", "W", eagle's head facing left inside an oval (considered his earliest mark)
