The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 28, 2023

Teapot

c. 1800

firm of Henry Farnam

(American, 1773–1833)

firm of Rufus Farnam

(American, 1771-)

America, early 19th Century

Silver

Overall: 17.3 x 28.3 x 12.1 cm (6 13/16 x 11 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Gift of Hollis French 1940.197

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

engraved "AW/to/AW" in bright-cut script on side.

Rufus Farnam

Rufus and Henry Farnam were in partnership together from 1800 to 1806.
Citations
Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 55
Exhibition history

Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

Art: The International Language. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956).

Federal America. Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH (organizer) (April 17-May 29, 1977).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.197