Detail View: The AMICA Library: Teapot
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AMICA ID:
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SAAM.1996.51A-B
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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6 sided pot with round opening for lid/engraved designs on top and sides/each side set with pink tourmaline/rosewood and silver hinged handle loops over top/blue chalcedony in center of lid
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Creator Name:
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Smith, Albion
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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born 1952
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Albion Smith
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Title:
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Teapot
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full view
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Creation Date:
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1996
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Creation Start Date:
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1996
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Creation End Date:
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1996
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Materials and Techniques:
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pierced, soldered, engraved, formed, and fabricated sterling silver, blue chalcedony, pink tourmaline, and rosewood
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Dimensions:
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a (teapot): 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (11.5 x 13.4 x 11.5 cm.)
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Component Measured:
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teapot
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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11.5
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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13.4
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Depth
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Measurement Value:
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11.5
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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lid
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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2.3
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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lid
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Measurement Dimension:
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Diameter
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Measurement Value:
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4.5
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Owner Location:
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Washington, DC, USA
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ID Number:
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1996.51A-B
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Sandra and Gilbert Oken in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp
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Inscriptions:
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bottom of teapot engraved: ALBION
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Copyright:
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Copyright Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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SAAM.1996.51A-B_1a.tif
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