Teapot
1710-1712 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Teapot with cover of red brown stoneware. Bullet-shape with short spout, loop handle. Low domed cover with ball knob. Relief-moulded with sprays of flowers, and fungus on cover. Partly cut and wheel-polished. The reliefs enamelled in colours with additional enamelled branches, birds and insects.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
|
Materials and techniques | Böttger red stoneware, partly cut and wheel-polished, with relief-moulded decoration and painted in enamels |
Brief description | Teapot with cover, Böttger red stoneware, partly cut and wheel-polished, with relief-moulded decoration and painted in enamels, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1710-1712. |
Physical description | Teapot with cover of red brown stoneware. Bullet-shape with short spout, loop handle. Low domed cover with ball knob. Relief-moulded with sprays of flowers, and fungus on cover. Partly cut and wheel-polished. The reliefs enamelled in colours with additional enamelled branches, birds and insects. |
Dimensions |
|
Style | |
Marks and inscriptions | A four-character pseudo-Chinese mark (Impressed) |
Production | Enamelling attributed to the Dresden Court Enameller Johann Friedrich Meyer. Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
Subjects depicted | |
Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1946, p. 61.
|
Collection | |
Accession number | C.1367&A-1924 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | June 24, 2009 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest