Teapot
John BartlamWW-1765-333306
Purchase, Ronald S. Kane Bequest, in memory of Berry B. Tracy; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and Richard L. Chilton and Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Gifts, 2018
Catalogue
- Year
- 1765
- Dimensions
- 3 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (9 × 17.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- John Bartlam
Artist
John Bartlam
John Bartlam (1735–1781) was a British potter who emigrated to America in 1763, and established a factory in Cainhoy, then called Cain Hoy, nine miles north of Charleston, South Carolina before moving to Camden, South Carolina. His porcelain is the earliest ever produced on American soil.
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Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- John Bartlam
- Year
- 1765
- Dimensions
- 3 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (9 × 17.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1765-333306
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified