The tens of thousands of objects in the Museum’s decorative arts collection include hundreds of teapots in ceramics and silver.

These teapots embrace several hundred years of Western history and global influences. These examples demonstrate the endless possibilities that this complex, functional form has offered to inspire designers and craftspeople over the centuries.

Unrecorded maker, Teapot with"millefiori" decoration, ca. 1885‑1900 Trenton, New Jersey Porcelain, enamel, 4 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 5 1/8 in. (11.4 × 19.4 × 13 cm) Purchase 1979 The Members' Fund | 79.28A,B  

Unrecorded maker, Teapot in the form of a pineapple, ca. 1750 Staffordshire, England Creamware with colored glazes, 4 1/2 × 7 × 4 1/8 in. (11.4 × 17.8 × 10.5 cm) Gift of the Estate of John Babcock Morris, 1957 | 57.207A,B 

Richard Kjaergaard, Teapot with tooled surface, 1955‑1956 Thrown red stoneware, rattan, 5 1/4 × 7 5/8 × 5 3/8 in. (13.3 × 19.4 × 13.7 cm) Purchase 1956 John B. Morris Fund | 56.133A,B