Teapot (c. 1860–90): Art, History and Details
Teapot at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1860–90, silver. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Teapot (c. 1860–90) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Made either for export or to appeal to the British community living in colonial splendor in India, this pot is a rare testament to the influence of the British Empire on consumer design during the period. Shri Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, crowns the vessel as an apt divinity to preside over the horse races depicted on the belly of the teapot.
Object facts
- Title: Teapot
- Date: c. 1860–90
- Culture: India
- Type: Silver
- Technique: silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 x 21 x 13.5 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Accession number: 2012.450
A detail from the museum
The Hindu goddess of wealth on the lid has four arms, two of which hold lotus flowers.
Collection credit
Gift of Dr. Ranajit K. Datta
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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