Design for a Teapot

ca. 1780

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Teapot with lion’s feet; bowl in shape of ship with dragon head as spout on left and putto playing harp as handle. Crown-like elements circulating top with flowers with long stems as finial.

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Title: Design for a Teapot
Date Created: ca. 1780
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Graphite Ink Pen Tea Teapot