Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2010
Teapot
1997
Maker Yoshiko Yamamoto
Overall: 24.4 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 x 2 in.)
Silver, Delrin (polyoxymethylene) plastic, gold
Classification: Silver hollowware
Culture: American
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Accession number: 2009.5105
Description: Tall cylindrical silver teapot of seamed construction, with narrow tubular body ,set at angle, with flaring spout at top and applied circular silver element at bottom as support; circular handle made of Delrin disk secured to silver holder with five pins, and applied to body; separate seamed lid with small gold pin on bezel fitted to notch in body and with conforming silver and Delrin finial joined with three pins.
Provenance/Ownership History: 1997, collection of the artist; 2009, purchased from the artist by Yvonne J. Markowitz
Gift of Yvonne J. Markowitz in honor of the artist and teacher, Yoshiko Yamamoto