Teapot
ca. 1725-1730 (made)
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Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Squat pear-shaped, S-curved moulded spout and strongly scroll-moulded S-handle. Domed cover with top-shaped knob. Silver-gilt chain from knob to handle. Painted with continuous harbour scenes in iron-red above two red lines and with iron-red Indian flowers on spout and handle. Band of gold lace ornament. Gilt details and rims.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in red enamel and gilt |
Brief description | Teapot and cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in red enamel and gilt, probably painted by Christian Friedrich Herold, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1725-30 |
Physical description | Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Squat pear-shaped, S-curved moulded spout and strongly scroll-moulded S-handle. Domed cover with top-shaped knob. Silver-gilt chain from knob to handle. Painted with continuous harbour scenes in iron-red above two red lines and with iron-red Indian flowers on spout and handle. Band of gold lace ornament. Gilt details and rims. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr F. L. Lucas |
Object history | Part of a tea and coffee service (C.69 to 73-1918). |
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 | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Pl. XXIII (b), pp. 96-97. |
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Accession number | C.69&A-1918 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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