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Coffee pot and cover
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Coffee pot and cover
- Place of origin:
Höchst, Germany (made)
- Date:
ca. 1770 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Höchst porcelain factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
- Museum number:
C.1498&A-1919
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 21, shelf 6
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
[Coffee pot] Coffee pot with a pear-shaped body. On one side is a cottage by a stream with a wooden bridge, and on the other side are buildings by a river bank. Gold sprigs, jutting lip and gilt scroll handle.
[Cover] Cover with gold sprigs and a knob in the form of a pear.
Place of Origin
Höchst, Germany (made)
Date
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/maker
Höchst porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
A wheel under an Electoral Hat
Dimensions
Height: 17.8 cm, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Descriptive line
Coffee pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1770.
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Buildings; Bridge; River; Stream; Cottage; Sprigs; Pear
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
