Simon Wedge, Sr.
Teapot
1798-1810
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
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)
