Teapot
1678-1724 (made)
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Teapot in unglazed red stoneware. Depressed globular body with straight upward-pointing spout and plain loop-handle with round section. Shallow domed cover with spherical knob. Sprig-moulded decoration in the shape of prunus branches with blossoms. Press-moulded maker's mark. Gilt metal mounts on the spout, knob and handle, connected with chains. The mount on the spout has a hinged cover decorated with a tiny figure of a cock. The knob of the cover has a metal finial in the shape of a squirrel.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Red stoneware with sprig-moulded decoration, gilt metal mounts |
| Brief description | Teapot, red stoneware with sprig-moulded decoration, made by Ary De Milde, Delft, 1678-1724 |
| Physical description | Teapot in unglazed red stoneware. Depressed globular body with straight upward-pointing spout and plain loop-handle with round section. Shallow domed cover with spherical knob. Sprig-moulded decoration in the shape of prunus branches with blossoms. Press-moulded maker's mark. Gilt metal mounts on the spout, knob and handle, connected with chains. The mount on the spout has a hinged cover decorated with a tiny figure of a cock. The knob of the cover has a metal finial in the shape of a squirrel. |
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| Gallery label | Three teapots
Made by Ary De Milde, Delft, Netherlands, 1670-1700
Mark: a running fox in an oval medallion. Inscribed "ARY DE MILDE" impressed.
Red stoneware with mould-applied decoration
C.75&A-1949 Given by Mrs. M. Gross(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs M. Gross |
| Bibliographic reference | Jan Daniel van Dam, European Redwares: Dutch, English and German Connections, 1680-1780, in: British Ceramic Design 1600–2002, Tom Walford and Hilary Young (Eds), Beckenham, 2002, pp. 33-41 for the history of red-wares in the Netherlands |
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| Accession number | C.75&A-1949 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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