A SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF JOSEPH LOWNES, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1790
Vase-shaped, on a square base, with applied beading at intervals, with a scroll spout and leaf-capped wood handle, the domed cover with pineapple finial, the body engraved with the monogram SW, under the base engraved CW to SW, the base engraved I.L. Pennock, marked under base
9¾ in. high; 25 oz. gross weight
來源
Sarah Wistar (1770-1845) who married George Pennock (1762-1799) in 1790 Casper Wistar Pennock (1799-1867), son, who married Caroline Morris (1811-1882) by descent
拍品專文
Sarah Wistar married George Pennock on October 14, 1790 and this teapot was apparently a gift from her father, Casper Wistar (1740-1811), upon her marriage.