Teapot
ca. 1700-15 (made)
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| Place of origin |
True Chinese-type porcelain was first manufactured in Meissen in Saxony in 1710. But the French were already making glassy soft-paste porcelain long before that date. France had no direct trade with China, so French potters invented their own shapes. They based their decoration on the formal painting styles of contemporary faience.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover painted in cobalt-blue; Saint-Cloud, France, ca. 1700-15 |
| Physical description | Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, painted in cobalt-blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A sun-face in underglaze blue |
| Summary | True Chinese-type porcelain was first manufactured in Meissen in Saxony in 1710. But the French were already making glassy soft-paste porcelain long before that date. France had no direct trade with China, so French potters invented their own shapes. They based their decoration on the formal painting styles of contemporary faience. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London: V&A Publications, 1999. p. 56, fig. 69, Note 69 ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | 30&A-1874 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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