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Teapot with lid
Chinese
1790–1800
Object Place: China for American Market
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, hard-paste
Dimensions
13.33 x 22.86 x 12.06 cm (5 1/4 x 9 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée Lamb
Accession Number1983.359a-b
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionThis is a thrown pot with a circular body, straight-tapered spout, and drawn, criss-crossed handle applied to body with floral springs. There is a disc-like cover with an applied fruit or floral finial with leafage, which is not original to the pot. The pot is glazed opaque with a narrow gillouche band around the base and a trailing band on the shoulder with floral sprigs. On each side of the pot is a sheild with the Sargent arms (3 dolphins) and an eagle crest; the shield is surrounded with floral garlands and has a banner underneath with a Latin motto.
InscriptionsNEC QUAERER HONOREM NEC SPERNERE in banner
ProvenanceProbably originally owned by Winthrop Sargent; descended in the Sargent family of Boston; may have descended through Henry Sargent to Winthrop Henry Sargent of Boston; to MFA, 1983, gift from Miss Aimee Lamb of Boston. (Accession date: Sept 14, 1983)