Silver Teapot

c. 1937

Simon Weiss

Associated Names
Simon Weiss

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a teapot with an ornate design and a monogram on its side, along with intricate decorations. The teapot has a lid with a pineapple-like finial, with a color palette of gray and black. It has a curved handle on the left side and a long spout extending to the right, in an elongated shape with decorative elements on the front surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.7 x 30.3 cm (8 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 12 3/8" long; 4 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14058

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 394, no. 1284.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S. Wien

Wikidata ID

Q64631561

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