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Teapot

Teapot, 1788 or 1789

  • Robert Hennell, English

Engraved silver and ebony

  • Overall: 6 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 12 5/8 inches (15.6 × 11.7 × 32.1 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Jordan

52.172

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Details

Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Jordan

1952-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Robert Hennell, Teapot, 1788 or 1789, engraved silver and ebony. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Jordan, 52.172.

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