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Teapot
Lebolt and Company (founded in 1899)
1912–17
Object Place: Chicago, Illinois
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 19.7 x 12.7 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lee and Dirck Born
Accession Number2009.314
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
DescriptionFrom a five-piece tea and coffee service. Applied circular monogram for "MMS", with "S" in the center.
Marks
On underside: "L" in a diamond with a rampant lion / LEBOLT / HANDMADE / STERLING / PINTS 2 1/2 / 530
ProvenancePurchased or given to Mary Margaret Sullivan, a relative of the donor's (Lee Born's) father; by inheritance to donor's father; by inheritance to Lee Born of Cambridge, Massachusetts; 2009, given to the MFA by Lee and Dirck Born (Accession Date: February 25, 2009)