Teapot with Lid

William Wilhelmi, Teapot with Lid, 1974, wax resist stoneware, 8 588 585 12 in. (21.822.014.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.133.1A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Teapot with Lid
Date
1974
Dimensions
8 588 585 12 in. (21.822.014.0 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
wax resist stoneware
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — tree
Object Number
1975.133.1A-B

Artwork Description

Bill Wilhelmi has described himself as a “wheel oriented” potter, and enlivens his pieces with southwestern landscapes and images. This stoneware tea set was created for the Renwick Gallery’s 1976 show, Craft Multiples, and is decorated with a technique known as wax resist, where designs are created by brushing wax over an area of clay so that it will resist the final glazing process. Wilhelmi unites the pieces of the set by using the loop handle from the teapot on the teacups as well.

Works by this artist (21 items)

Escape I
Date1986
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
June Wayne, Tower of Babel A, from the series Fable Series, 1955, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Stone Circle Foundation, 1969.107
Tower of Babel A, from the series Fable Series
Date1955
lithograph on paper
Not on view
June Wayne, Study for the Wing of a Devil, from the series Fable Series, 1955, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Stone Circle Foundation, 1969.110
Study for the Wing of a Devil, from the series Fable Series
Date1955
offset lithograph on paper
Not on view
Escape II
Date1986
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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