John Turner | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 4 objects involving John Turner

Flattened spherical shape with wide, looped handle and conical spout. The high domed cover had knob composed of a draped female figure. Lower portion of pot is decorated with rays in low relief, sides with high relief groups of Bacchanalian putti and handle with leaf ornament. Thin shaped collar about mouth. Leaf and chevron reliefs on cover. Inside glazed.

Teapot And Lid, ca. 1780
unglazed stoneware ("black basalt").
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-302-a,b

This object was made by John Turner.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
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Horizontal oval plaque of solid blue jasperware, with darker blue slip and white relief, showing three putti pulling and coaxing a goat. A fourth putto carries grapes. Oblong black and gilt wooden frame with cut-out oval set with glass.

Framed Plaque, ca. 1780
molded and tinted stoneware (jasperware), wood, glass.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-166-29-a/c

This object was made by John Turner.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Silversmith’s shape: oblong with four bowed panels alternating with four rectangular panels containing niches; long ogee spout, rectangular flat handle. Oblong domed cover with strap handle, sliding in grooves in top of pot. Relief decoration in polychrome showing classical figures in the bow panels; vines in niches; lotus and anthemion band about cavetto shoulder, leaves on handle, spout and cover.

Teapot And Cover, ca. 1785
enameled stoneware.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-317-a,b

This object was made by John Turner.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Elliptical in plan, with large lip and strap handle. Relief decoration: guilloche wit fleuron about shoulder, fluting at base, mourning woman and dog at eat side. Glazed on inside. Vertical mold marks on each end.

Pitcher, ca. 1780
unglazed stoneware (“black basalt”).
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-304

This object was made by John Turner.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.