Chocolate Pot and Cover
ca. 1740 (made), ca. 1750 (enamelled)
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Chocolate-pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels in imitation of Chinese famille roseporcelain, and slightly gilded, and painted with sprays of flowers in a vase which stands beside a railing.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded |
| Brief description | Chocolate-pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain, painted with enamels in imitation of Chinese famille roseporcelain, and slightly gilded, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1740, and decorated in the Netherlands, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Chocolate-pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels in imitation of Chinese famille roseporcelain, and slightly gilded, and painted with sprays of flowers in a vase which stands beside a railing. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Van Minden, Rotterdam, for 7 shillings 6 pence in August 1869. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 816&A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:101/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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