"Make-do" teapot, c. 1720
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Porcelain, silver (later addition)expand_more
Gift of Christopher Monkhouse and Catherine Futter in honor of Leo and Doris Hodroffexpand_more 98.90a,b
On View in Gallery 209expand_more
This teapot probably lost its original porcelain spout in transit. Objects with such repairs such as this are often called "make-dos." They illustrate the extent to which even broken pieces of Chinese Export were highly prized, that they would be custom-fitted with silver rather than discarded.
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- "Make-do" teapot
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- Artist
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- 98.90a,b
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