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Artist:
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Abraham Portal
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Title:
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Teapot
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Date:
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1768
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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7 x 9in. (17.8 x 22.9cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Lavelle B. Gibbon in memory of Alexander H. Gibbon
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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Abraham Portal was apprenticed to Paul de Lamerie in 1740 and registered his first mark in 1749. Portal was also known as a dramatist, with a number of published plays and poems to his credit.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Portal, Abraham
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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British
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Life Dates:
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English, free 1749, died 1809
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Marks
On each side is engraved an ellipse suspended from ribbons bearing the monogram initials [M Mark
Fully marked on underside of base.
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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Teapot, silver, wood handle, cat. card dims H 7'; inverted pear form with partly fluted curved spout and matching handle fittings, shoulder and border engraved with scrolls
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , ,
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Accession #:
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86.48
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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