A Space of Their Own

Hester Bateman

Selected Works

A silver teapot with a square-like body, a half-heart shaped handle, and a straight, narrow spout. It has small feet that end in rounded balls.

George III Teapot

1781
Hester Bateman, George III Teapot, 1781. Silver and wood, 16 x 13 cm. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

A round, slightly tarnished silver plate or flat dish with a silver beading decoration around teh edge. A coat of arms is etched in the center of the dish. In the tarnish, six circles are visible where something rested on the dish.

Salver

1783
Hester Bateman, Salver, 1783. Silver, 26.9 cm. Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art

A bright silver goblet with silver beading design around the edge of the foot. The interior is a bright yellow-gold color. The side of the goblet is etched with a coat of arms that includes three acorns, a dragon, and a laurel wreath.

Goblet

1785
Hester Bateman, Goblet, 1785. Silver and silver gilt, 18.7 cm. Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago

A bright silver pot-belly coffee pot with a darker black or brown handle. It is decorated with small beads of silver around the edge of the lid and the side of the curved spout, and has an etching of a rearing lion. The pot rests on a tray with a small foot that ends in a silver ball.

Coffee Pot and Stand

1786
Hester Bateman, Coffee Pot and Stand, 1786. Silver, 29.2 x 17.9 x 15.6 cm. Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago

A silver dish with a square footed base and a half-oval body, which has a rich cobalt blue interior visible. The top of the dish is connected by a silver handle. The outside is etched with a decorative floral motif and in several places the design has punched through so the blue interior is visible.

Bonbon dish with glass liner

1786–87
Hester Bateman, Bonbon dish with glass liner, 1786–87. Silver and glass, 18.7 x 11.4 cm. University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art