Teapot with Lion Head Spout Teapot

This is a teapot. It was made by Charles Nicolas Odiot and Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot. It is dated 1825–1838 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is silver, gold, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by James Hazen Hyde. It is credited Gift of James Hazen Hyde.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 17.5 × 25.6 × 13.3 cm (6 7/8 × 10 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

On the underside of tea pot: [1] “O” above a lamp within a lozenge, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] “ODIOT.”, impressed (maker’s mark) On the base edge of teapot: [1] Cérès head in circle, impressed (guarantee mark, French, 1819–1838) On the neck of the teapot, near the handle: [1] Michelangelo head facing right with “1” in an octagon, impressed (standard mark, French, 1819–1838). On the underside of lid: [1] “O” above a lamp within a lozenge, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] “ODIOT.”, impressed (maker’s mark) [3] Michelangelo head facing right with “1” in an octagon, impressed (standard mark, French, 1819–1838). On the top of the lid: [1] Cérès head in circle, impressed (guarantee mark, French, 1819–1838)

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