The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 3, 2023

Teapot

c. 1790

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fabricated by

John David

(American, 1736–1793)

America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 18th century

Silver

With handle: 16.2 x 25.8 cm (6 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1946.424.a

Location

not on view

Description

This teapot may have belonged to Dr. Enoch F. Edwards, George Washington’s personal physician.

Inscriptions

Inscription

engraved: "EFE" in script .

Provenance
Mrs. J. R. Cautley, South Bend, Indiana.
Citations
Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. mentioned and reproduced P 41 library.clevelandart.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.424.a