Teapot

Albion Smith, Teapot, 1996, pierced, soldered, engraved, formed, and fabricated sterling silver, blue chalcedony, pink tourmaline, and rosewood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sandra and Gilbert Oken in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, 1996.51A-B
Albion Smith, Teapot, 1996, pierced, soldered, engraved, formed, and fabricated sterling silver, blue chalcedony, pink tourmaline, and rosewood, part A (teapot): 4 1⁄2 x 5 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 x 13.4 x 11.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sandra and Gilbert Oken in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, 1996.51A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Teapot
Artist
Date
1996
Location
Dimensions
part A (teapot): 4 1⁄2 x 5 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 x 13.4 x 11.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sandra and Gilbert Oken in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp
Mediums
Mediums Description
pierced, soldered, engraved, formed, and fabricated sterling silver, blue chalcedony, pink tourmaline, and rosewood
Classifications
Object Number
1996.51A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.51A-B

Artwork Description

Albion Smith enjoys making all the parts of an object, including clasps, hinges, and miniature fastenings. He creates a variety of detailed teapots and hopes they will be treasured as objects of art and used as functional vessels. In this piece, the winding patterns were engraved onto a flat sheet of layered silver, then scored, bent, and soldered into the hexagonal form. The different parts of the teapot blend seamlessly, with the designs radiating out from the richly colored gem at the center of each panel.

Works by this artist (15 items)

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William H. Rau, Full Moon, n.d., albumen silver print mounted to stereographic card, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.245
Full Moon
Artist
Daten.d.
albumen silver print mounted to stereographic card
Not on view
William H. Rau, Admiral Dewey, Hero of Manila, after 1898, albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.242
Admiral Dewey, Hero of Manila
Artist
Dateafter 1898
albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card
Not on view
William H. Rau, Sampson's Fleet. A Gunner of the "Iowa", 1898, albumen silver print mounted to stereographic card, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.238
Sampson’s Fleet. A Gunner of the ​“Iowa”
Artist
Date1898
albumen silver print mounted to stereographic card
Not on view
William H. Rau, Owasco Lake, Cascade Glen, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, 1899, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.151
Owasco Lake, Cascade Glen, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Artist
Date1899
albumen silver print
Not on view

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David Haxton, Vertical and Receding Lines, 1974, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:30 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2011.15.2, © 1974, David Haxton
Vertical and Receding Lines
Artist
Date1974
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:30 minutes
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Hans Breder, Quanta, 1967, single-channel video, color, silent; 03:46 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2013.50.4, © 1967, Hans Breder
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Artist
Date1967
single-channel video, color, silent; 03:46 minutes
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Eureka
Artist
Date1974
16 mm Plus-X print, black and white, silent; 30:00 minutes
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Carolee Schneemann, Viet Flakes, 1965, 16mm film transferred to video, toned black & white, sound; 07:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.9, © 1965 Carolee Schneemann Foundation. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Viet Flakes
Artist
Date1965
16mm film transferred to video, toned black & white, sound; 07:00 minutes
Not on view