Tea Urn
Object type: Urn
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Paul Revere Jr.
Artist bio: American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1791
Medium: Silver, ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 22 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (56.5 x 27 x 26.4 cm); 110 oz. 10 dwt. (3437.2 g)
Body: H. 17 15/16 in. (45.6 cm); 88 oz. 9 dwt. (2750.9 g)
Cover: 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm); 11 oz. 5 dwt. (350.7 g)
Insert: H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm); 10 oz. 15 dwt. (335.6 g)
Geography: Made in Boston   United States  
Credit line: Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, Annette de la Renta, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Drue Heinz, and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Inc. Gifts, Friends of the American Wing Fund, Margaret Dewar Stearns Bequest, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Geller and Herbert and Jeanine Coyne Foundation Gifts, Max H. Gluck Foundation Inc. Gift, in honor of Virginia and Leonard Marx, and Rogers, Louis V. Bell and Dodge Funds; and Gift of Elizabeth K. Rodiger, 1990
Accession year: 1990