Teapot and Cover
ca. 1770 (made)
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Teapot and cover of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated with exotic birds among bushes in a large fan-shaped panel, flanked by butterflies in four circular medallions, reserved in white on a powder-blue ground, which is enriched with gilt chrysanthemum-sprays.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated with exotic birds among bushes in a large fan-shaped panel, flanked by butterflies in four circular medallions, reserved in white on a powder-blue ground, which is enriched with gilt chrysanthemum-sprays. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Wareham, London, for £10 in February 1871 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 547&A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:601/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2009 |
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