Artist/Maker William F. Ladd (ca. 1809-1889)

Teapot

ca. 1850

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Silver, ivory

Overall: 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 24.8 x 15.9 cm )

Gift of Miss Harriet McMartin Richards

1941.939b

This teapot belonged to Harriet Lyon McMartin, wife of Peter McMartin and great-grandmother of the donor.

DescriptionWrought silver teapot; octagonal, lantern-shaped body with an extended neck; rounded base set on four scroll feet with acanthus leaves at the knees; plain convex band at the shoulder; cast and applied octagonal stepped rim; octagonal domed lid with an octagonal balustrade finial; squared s-curve spout with a notched lip; plain band around the lip rim; three sides engraved with foliated scrolls, garland of leaves engraved above the spout seam; cast, scrolled silver handle fitted with ivory insulators; acanthus leaf thumbpiece and cast acanthus blossom above the lower insulator; crisp engraving of foliate scrolls with japanesque figures and scenes on each of the eight segments of the body; eight different flowers engraved on the rounded base; maker's marks on the base.

Markingsstamped: on base: "Wm.. F. LADD" in a conforming rectangle over "NEW YORK " in a conforming rectangle

ClassificationsSILVER