http://collections.mfa.org/collections/objectsrdf/315250;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97MFA Images: Tea Timehttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/976200/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/968948/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Afternoon Tea Partyabout 1891Mary Stevenson CassattDrypoint and color aquatintTrial Proof Fhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/110146;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/758779/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Cream pitcher (part of a three- piece service)1824William Gale, Sr.SilverThe creampot has a raised body, elliptical in form, with large lobes and applied bands of floral decoration. The piece sits on a raised and stepped elliptical base.It has a stamped floral molding below a stepped foot that forms the shaft supporting the oval body. The lowest part of the body is melon ribbed, the central rib bearing the engraved initials. Above the melon ribbing is the engraved inscription, with another stamped band of flowers above. Encircling the lip of the creamer is a stamped leaf pattern with floral blossoms. The piece has scrolled handles. http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/43564;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/819601/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Double-spouted melon-shaped ewer with blue-and-white decoration of flower scrolls18th–19th centuryPorcelain, Jingdezhen warehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/7350;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/702445/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Five-piece Tea Setabout 1850Charters, Cann & DunnSilverKettle on stand: The piece has a raised, one-piece, gourd-shaped body, which is grooved into eight curved panels decorated with chased and repousséd daisies and scrolls. It has a domed and hinged lid finished with a bolted cast finial of a melon on leaves. The kettle has a bail handle, hinged on long leaf appliqués with reverse scrolls of grapevine pattern at the ends, ivory insulation, and a plain top. Below the kettle’s ornamented spout is a tilting hinged slot for the linchpin connecting the kettle and stand. Another pin and slot secure the two pieces on the opposite side. The stand is pierced on the skirt near the edge; it has scrolled edges and four cast and leaf-ornamented scrolled legs on shell feet, with flanking leafy foliage. Simple straps hold the plain lamp in the center of the stand.Teapot: The piece has a raised, one-piece, gourd-shaped body, which is grooved into eight curved panels decorated with chased and repousséd daisies and scrolls. The kettlehas a domed and hinged lid finished with a bolted cast finial of a melon on leaves. The scrolled grapevine handle has ivory inserts and cast open-work baseband of leaves on four scroll and leaf feet.Sugar bowl: The piece has a raised, one-piece, gourd-shaped body, which is grooved into eight curved panels decorated with chased and repousséd daisies and scrolls. It has a scalloped rim with applied rounded bead and a cast foliate baseband with cat feet. The baseband is similar in form but less intricate than those on the other pieces in the set. The interior of the bowl is highly finished. It has a domed lid with a melon on leaves finial, which is loose.Creampot: The piece has a raised, one-piece, gourd-shaped body, which is grooved into eight curved panels decorated with chased and repousséd daisies and scrolls. The domed and repouseé-chased hinged lid has a cast bolted finial of melon on leaves. Scrolled grapevine handle and cast open-work baseband of leaves on four scroll and leaf feet.Waste bowl: The piece has a raised, one-piece, gourd-shaped body, which is grooved into eight curved panels decorated with chased and repousséd daisies and scrolls. The waste bowl has curved sides, a molded and scalloped rim, and a flat bottom. Its foot rim and feet are simpler than those on the other pieces.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/584291;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964278/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Geisha and Waitressabout latter half of the Bunka era (1804–18)Utagawa Toyokuni IHanging scroll; ink, color, gold, silver, and mica on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/26430;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/780471/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97La Jolie Visiteuse (The Pretty Visitor)Jean Baptiste MalletOpaque watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/170825;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/768501/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Quilt with Green Teapot1975Peter PlamondonOil on canvasCourtesy of Chase Gallery, Boston.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36593;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917303/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Still Life with Teapot, Grapes, Chestnuts, and a Pear17[64?]Jean Baptiste Siméon ChardinOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/30923;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/952571/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97The Syllables Ra through Ku: Woman Drinking Tea and Companion with a Bowl of Rice, from an untitled Iroha seriesabout 1802 (Kyōwa 2)Kitagawa Utamaro IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/234170;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/940756/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Takashima Ohisa, from the series A Fashionable Triptych (Fūryū sanpuku tsui)Utagawa Toyokuni IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/234628;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/976200/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97The Teaabout 1880Mary Stevenson CassattOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/32829;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1401968/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapotabout 1730–35Jacob HurdSilverhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/37960;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/829289/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapotabout 1830–38J. B. WoodburyPewterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/38081;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964945/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1760–65Paul Revere, Jr.Silverhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/38576;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964946/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1796Paul Revere, Jr.Silverhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/38580;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/803469/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97TeapotMetal; Gilded copperCopper and brass. Body copper; spout, handle, cover and scalloped bands at top and bottom of brass. A few dents on body and spout.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/54962;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/832686/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1752–58Chelsea ManufactorySoft-paste porcelainhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/56500;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736685/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapotabout 1720-25Meissen ManufactoryHard-paste porcelainTeapot or wine pot in the form of a phoenix, based on an Yixing stoneware model. Tail curls to form handle. Spout is midway down the bird's neck. Compare 1983.623a-b.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/58537;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736541/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1785–90Wedgwood ManufactoryColored stoneware (jasperware)Blue jasper; white reliefs of women, children, cupids, etc., after designs by Lady Templetown. 03.265-269 belong to a tea service.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/62015;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736545/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1740–50Red stonewareCurved sides, incised lines near rim and flat bottom. Curved, ornamented spout. Scroll handle in form of dolphin. Domed cover with acorn finial. Red-brown glaze with British royal arms flanked by lion and unicorn over flower spray on both sides and three http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/62391;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736782/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapotabout 1780–85Höchst ManufactoryHard-paste porcelainhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/62429;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736784/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapotabout 1775Zurich ManufactoryHard-paste porcelainDelicately painted flowers; the cover has flower bud for knob; a bird's beak for spout.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/62535;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736796/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapotabout 1830Popov ManufactoryHard-paste porcelainPorcelain; white ground, with green spout, and raised branches and leaves.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/62688;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/885820/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97TeapotPotteryESM: Owari Province, Hôhei, "[a piece "of the above character" - see Morse 2883/ MFA 92.5657, marked] _Seisai_"Morse Cat.#: 2895http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196132;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/885845/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1830–80PotteryESM: Owari Province, Inuyama, "[one of] Various forms of Inuyama, mostly with maple decoration in red and green. [dates] 1830-1880"Morse Cat.#: 2921http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196155;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/909430/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1790Glazed stonewareESM: Yamashiro Province, Dôhachi, First Generation, "Loops for bail. Gray fawn clay, grayish white glaze. Rude overdecoration of flowers, etc., in brown. Animal rudely modeled on cover. _Dôhachi tsukuri_ (written on side) [date] 1790"Morse Cat.#: 3424http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196575;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/909276/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1840Glazed stonewareESM: Yamashiro Province, Gorosuke, " Thick and heavy. Loops for bail. Gray drab clay, white glaze, splashes of dark green overglaze. Jewels in brown. _Gorosuke Saku_ (written)." Date: 1860Morse Cat.#: 3577http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196700;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/914717/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1850PotteryESM: Yamashiro Province, Zengoro, Twelfth Generation, Wagen, "Molded; fluted sides. Fawn clay, rich green glaze. Purple glaze with yellow knob, splash of purple glaze on underside of cover. Inside, white glaze crackled. _Yeiraku_ (imp.). [date] 1850"Morse Cat.#: 3868http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196921;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/916854/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1850PotteryESM: Yamashiro Province, Kentei, "Fine light drab clay unglazed, polished surface. Six "No" dancers in rich enamels. _Otowa_ and _Ken_ (imp.) [date] 1850"Morse Cat.#: 3906http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196956;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/914471/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1877PotteryESM: Yamashiro Province, Tosa, " Yellowish white clay and glaze. Rough design of flowers in brown and blue. _Tosa_ (imp.) [date] 1877"Morse Cat.#: 3965http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/197005;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/916752/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1780–1870PotteryESM: Yamashiro Province, Kinchôzan, "[one of several pieces] variously attributed to Kyôto and its environs [this one marked] _Tôsen_ [date] 1780-1870"Morse Cat.#: 3997http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/197023;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/921107/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot1840PotteryESM: Satsuma Province, Betsukafu, "Rectangular, corners fluted. soft fawn clay, deep seal-brown glaze with splashes of greenish yellow. _Gengô_ (imp.) [date] 1840"Morse Cat.#: 4438http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/197357;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/921281/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97TeapotPotteryESM: Of Unknown Provenance "With handle and spout. Reddish brown clay, deep salmon glaze outside, white glaze coarsely crackled inside. Inscription in white states that the piece is made of clay from the old battle ground at Yashima [no date given]"Morse Cat.#: 4853http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/197496;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/922475/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97TeapotPotteryESM: Recent Accessions, Higo "_Higo_ and _Yatsushiro_ (imp). This is typical Kôda of recent years [no date given]"Morse Cat.#: 5108http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/197509;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736544/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot in the form of a camelabout 1745StaffordshireSalt-glazed stoneware, slip-castSlip-cast in the form of a recumbent camel with a rectangular howdah on its back. Serpent handle, figural knop. The sides of the howdah based on engraved plates from Stalker and Parker, "A Treatise on Japanning" (London 1688).http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/58432;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/878367/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot with a dragon design1825Takahashi Dōhachi IIKyoto ware; porcelain with overglaze enamelsESM: Yamashiro Province, Dôhachi - first generation, "[One of] Various examples of Dôhachi, signed." [date] 1790"Morse Cat.#: 3429http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/6880;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/914562/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Teapot with design of Chinese boysearly 19th centuryAoki MokubeiKyoto ware; stoneware with enamelsESM: Yamashiro Province, Mokubei, "Very thin walls. White clay unglazed. Figures of Chinese children at play, in green, purple, yellow, and blue enamels, outlined in black. _Kokikwan mokubei tsukuru_ (written). A remarkable example of decoration. [date] 1825"Morse Cat.#: 3800http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/6917;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736693/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Tea service1800–01Richard CookeSilver, parcel gilt, and ebonized woodSeven-piece tea service consisting of Elliptical Teapot and Tray, Oval Teapot and Tray, Tea Canister, Suger Bowl, Waste Bowl, Cream Jug, and a set of 12 Teaspoons.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/434661;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1132751/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Tea Set1799Paul Revere, Jr.Silverhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/583920;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/705637/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Three-piece tea serviceabout 1825–1830Higbie and CrosbySilverTeapot: Made of thinly rolled sheet silver, the body rises from a round stepped foot to a bulbous body with pronounced lobed decoration. The piece has bands of milled floral ornament at the foot and shoulder and on the cover. The scrolled handle and the spout of the teapot are cast. The handle of the teapot is protected with ivory insulators, and the spout has a touch of floral decoration on its tip. It is crowned with a large floral finial.Creampot: Made of thinly rolled sheet silver, the body rises from a round stepped foot to a bulbous body with pronounced lobed decoration. The piece has bands of milled floral ornament at the foot and shoulder. The scrolled handle of the piece are cast.Cover sugar bowl: Made of thinly rolled sheet silver, the body rises from a round stepped foot to a bulbous body with pronounced lobed decoration. The piece has bands of milled floral ornament at the foot and shoulder and on the cover. The scrolled handles of the piece are cast. It is crowned with a large floral finial.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/584293;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/909380/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Water ewer with lid1868–1883Kiyomizu Rokubei IIIGlazed stonewareMold-formed water ewer with attached spout and handle, mold-formed lid. Two-part mold formed body; spout, handle, and foot molded separately, attached. Porcelain clay body. Cobalt blue glaze covers all but vessel interior and inside of foot. Gold pigment accents lid, mouth rim, and edge of spout. 型成形の手付水注。2枚の縦型を貼り合わせ胴部を成形し、注ぎ口と把手、ラッパ状に開いた高台をつける。素地は白磁土。瑠璃釉を高台裏と内面を残して全体にかけ、金泥で蓋脇を塗る。Red-framed paper label: "4425"　　赤枠貼紙「4425」http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/196535;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/869119/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Water vessel, large, in form of tea pot1840ClayESM: Ise Province, Fueki Banko, "Bail handle made of willow. Thin walls strongly turned. Inside, simi-circular marks impressed. Fine brown clay, light brown underglaze, glistening brown overglaze. _Banko Fueki_ (imp). [date] 1840"Morse Cat#: 1218http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/184704;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/822054/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97Young Woman from a Tea Shopabout Bunka era (1804–18)Artist unknown, JapaneseFan painting mounted on a panel; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/25063;jsessionid=FE538C3DDD1113895A500595B9896B97