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John Swift
Tea Urn1768-1769

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Highly polished silver urn with repoussé chinoiserie figural panels, scrolling foliate handles, ivory-handled spigot, figural finial, and pierced square base on claw feet
Artist or Maker
John Swift
England, active circa 1728-1773
Title
Tea Urn
Place Made
England
Date Made
1768-1769
Medium
Silver, ivory
Dimensions
a-b) Overall: 7 × 10 × 10 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Julian Sands
Accession Number
M.2010.126.1a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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