Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010

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Art of Europe: July 2009–June 2010


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Teapot

19th century
In the manner of Wedgwood Manufactory
Overall: 15.9 x 55.9 cm (6 1/4 x 22 in.) Height with lid: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.) Height with handle: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.) Height of spout: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.)
Stoneware ("basalt"), copper handle

Classification: Tableware

Culture: English

Place of Creation: England

Accession number: 2009.5367a-b

Provenance/Ownership History: 1891, bought in Antwerp by James Herbert Bullard (b. 1842 - d. 1914) and Martha G. Bullard (b. 1840), Springfield, MA; to their son, Edwin Woodbury Bullard (b. 1874 - d. 1959), Springfield, MA and Hampden, CT; 1959, by inheritance from Edwin Woodbury Bullard to his granddaughter, Virginia Bullard Larsen Symington, Wallingford, CT; 2009, gift of Mrs. Symington to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 2009)

Gift of Virginia Bullard Larsen Symington in honor of James Herbert Bullard (1842–1914)