Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Pewter Teapot

c. 1936

Samuel O. Klein

Associated Names

Samuel O. Klein

Artist, American, 1906 - 1991

The image shows a large teapot with a rounded body, curving spout, and handle, and it is topped with a lid featuring a small finial. The teapot is primarily in shades of grey in a pencil drawing style. The teapot is centrally positioned in the image with a spout facing right and the handle left, and there is a scale of inches and the inscription "Samuel O. Allen" below the teapot.

Download

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23 x 28 cm (9 1/16 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.13260

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Samuel O. Klein

Wikidata ID

Q64630382

You may be interested in