Teapot in the form of a pomegranate dates from 1876/1878.
Teapot in the form of a pomegranate, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
It is a preliminary design for an illustration in a catalogue of the collection of Henry Thompson (1820-1894), published in 1878. 1
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 641).
Teapot in the form of a pomegranate, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Teapot in the form of a pomegranate, Glasgow Museums
Teapot in the form of a pomegranate, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
A sketch of a teapot, spout to left, handle to right.
The Thompson catalogue described the subject as follows:
'No. 247. Basin-shaped Dish. In the centre a medallion of solidly painted flowers growing from a vase, surrounded by a deep band of ornament; in the hollow four shield-shaped medallions alternately ornamented with implements and flowers, and separated by broad ornamental fillets; on the inner lip involuted blue leaves, ornamented with a lotus, stalks surrounded by conventional flowers and the sacred eye; the whole forming bands of ornament. On the back four panels with fruit divided by fillets, and surmounted by branches and a bird. Diameter, 14 ½ inches.' 2
Teapot in the form of a pomegranate, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Teapot in the form of a pomegranate, Glasgow Museums
This is a study for Teapot, in the form of a pomegranate m0642.
It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
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1: Thompson 1878 [more].
2: Thompson 1878 [more], p. 47 (cat. no. 243) repr. pl. 23.
3: Cylindrical Jar m0593, Oviform Vase m0595Bottle m0597, Bottle m0598, Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover m0600, Oviform Vase and Cover m0602, Large Bowl and Cover m0604, Oviform Vase m0606, Oviform Vase m0607, Oviform Vase m0608, Oviform Vase m0609, Double Gourd Vase m0612, Beaker m0614, Beaker m0615, Vase with slightly bulging body and expanding neck m0619, Cylindrical Vase with thick neck m0620, Cylindrical Vase with thick neck m0621, Square Canister with long neck m0623, Square Canister with expanding neck m0625, Globular-shaped Bottle with long neck, and a deep dish m0627, Saucer-shaped Dish m0629, Square Canister with square neck, and saucer-shaped Dish m0630, Plate, Bowl with a cover surmounted by a cup-shaped knob, Globular-shaped Bottle with long neck and Eight-sided Bowl m0632, Bottle of compressed globular form m0635, Treble-Gourd Vase with long neck, and Bowl with scalloped edge m0639, Teapot in the form of a pomegranate m0641, Globular Bottle with long thin neck, Cylindrical-shaped Pot with flat cover surmounted by a knob, and Shallow Bowl m0643, Oviform Pot and cover m0646, Beaker with expanding neck m0648, Oviform Vase and cover m0650.