Teapot
Object number80.34.1
Artist
Andrew Osthoff
Date1814-1818
OriginPittsburgh, PA
OriginPittsburg, PA
MediumSterling silver; Wood
Credit LineGift of Dr. & Mrs. S. Harris Johnson
DescriptionCoin silver teapot with oval pedestal, half-panel fluted with curved dog head and foliated spout, lion couchant finial. Wood handle. Script monogram on proper right side of body.Dimensions8.75 x 11.5 in. (22.2 x 29.2 cm)InscriptionsIn script on proper right side of body on upper panel "MRR".
MarksProper right rim of pedestal: "[eagle's head] PITTSBURG".
Proper left rim of pedestal: "A. OSTHOFF" and "STERLING".
Historical NotesAndrew Ostoff was a silversmith who worked in Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Gebelein Silversmiths in Boston to Dr. and Mrs. Johnson to Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, 1980.
On View
On viewCollections
1875-1899
Reitz Hardware
c. 1860
Jackson China Incorporated
