Cleveland Museum of Art
Teapot
- Date
- c. 1860–90
- Medium
- silver
- Culture
- India
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 170284
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Made either for export or to appeal to the British community living in colonial splendor in India, this pot is a rare testament to the influence of the British Empire on consumer design during the period. Shri Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, crowns the vessel as an apt divinity to preside over the horse races depicted on the belly of the teapot. The Hindu goddess of wealth on the lid has four arms, two of which hold lotus flowers.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. Ranajit K. Datta
- Provenance
- ?–2012: Dr. Ranajit K. Datta [1933–2021], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2012–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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