Teapot
ca. 1720 (made)
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Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain). Flattened spherical shape. Loop handle of 'ear' profile, short spout. Low domed cover with pierced oval knob. Decorated with moulded and applied chrysanthemum sprays in low relief. Creamy paste and glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain) with applied reliefs |
| Brief description | Teapot with cover, hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain) with applied reliefs, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1720 |
| Physical description | Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain). Flattened spherical shape. Loop handle of 'ear' profile, short spout. Low domed cover with pierced oval knob. Decorated with moulded and applied chrysanthemum sprays in low relief. Creamy paste and glaze. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Passion for Porcelain: masterpieces of ceramics from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
p.227 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.112&A-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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