Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1973.012.01

Place of Origin:

China

Date:

circa 1802

Description:

Teapot with Cover. Chinese export porcelain. One of a set with 1973.012.02. Broken lid. Straight-sided round pot with tapered spout with built-in strainer and twisted handle made of two strands. Molded ribs on side and top of body. Undecorated except for gold bands around the tip of the spout, the rim and the handle. Hand painted medallion on both sides in red, blue and gold with upper case script letters "GLH" (for George and Lucinda Hough). Shallow foot ring. No maker's marks seen. Circular lid with nutmeg-shaped finial and molded bands in spoke-like formation. One vent hole present. Gold band around edge and finial painted gold.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-4.8 W-9.9 D-5.25 inches

Provenance:

Bought by George H. Hough as a missionary in Canton for his parents George and Lucinda Hough of Concord in 1802. Handwritten note in accession record: "Part of a set of China bought in Canton, China in 1802 by Rev. George [H.] Hough, Missionary, given to his parents, Geo. & Lucinda (Jones) Hough of Concord, N.H. from them it came to Geo. Henry [H.] Hough Silsby, a namesake of Geo. Hough Sr., and in 1902 it came to his son Geo. H. Silsby of Concord, N.H. A number of pieces of this set of China are owned by Mrs. B. H. Grierson (Lillian Atwood) dau. Moses G. & Mary Hough (Silsby) Atwood."

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Marion Silsby

People:

Hough, George (1757-1830), Hough, Lucinda (1762-1826), Hough, George H. (1782-1859), Silsby, George Henry Hough (1817-1892), Silsby, George Henry (1850-1931), Silsby, Marion (1892-1973)

Subjects:

Tea, Tea ceremonies, Trade, Imports