Artist/Maker Philip Dally (active ca. 1785 - 1789)

Teapot

ca. 1785-1789

Place madePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Silver, wood

Overall: 6 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 29.2 x 11.4 cm )

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap Sr.; Collection of Waldron Phoenix Belknap Jr.

1950.340

Belonged to William De Peyster, Jr. (1735-1803) and his second wife, Christina Dally (1748-1813), whose initials are engraved in the center.

DescriptionSeamed silver teapot; oval body with straight sides seamed under the handle; applied, cast beaded band at the base and at the shoulder; applied, concave shoulder and flat top with an inset, hinged oval lid raised to a low dome in the center with a pineapple and leaf finial screwed through the center; bright-cut foliate and bell flower bands around the edge of the shoulder and the edge of the lid; engraved floral motif over the hinge; straight seamed and tapered spout; handle sockets cylindrical in section and fitted with a wooden c-scroll handle; bright-cut oval suspended from a bow knot and surrounded by floral garlands on each side; in oval right of the handle is the De Peyster family crest, a tree in a field; in oval left of the handle are the initials, "W C D P" in bright-cut script; maker's marks on the base.

Markingsengraved: in oval right of the handle: the De Peyster family crest, a tree in a field in oval left of the handle are the initials, "W C D P" in bright-cut script; engraved: in oval left of the handle: "W C D P" in bright-cut script stamped: on base: "P. D" in a rectangle, twice

ClassificationsSILVER