Teapot and Cover
ca. 1720-1725 (made), ca. 1720-1730 (enamelled)
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This teapot was made by the Meissen factory but decorated in the distinctive style of Ignaz Preissler, probably the best known of all the independent enamellers of Meissen porcelain.
The teapot's early shape would suggest it was made in 1720-25 . Preissler would have bought it as a plain white piece and decorated it in his own workshop during the decade 1720-30. He used a combination of black (Schwarzlot) and red (Eisenrot) enamels to depict what is thought to be a view of Paris with the towers of Notre Dame viewed across the broad sweep of the river Seine. Preissler would have been copying an engraving which was not necessarily an accurate view of the French capital.
The teapot's early shape would suggest it was made in 1720-25 . Preissler would have bought it as a plain white piece and decorated it in his own workshop during the decade 1720-30. He used a combination of black (Schwarzlot) and red (Eisenrot) enamels to depict what is thought to be a view of Paris with the towers of Notre Dame viewed across the broad sweep of the river Seine. Preissler would have been copying an engraving which was not necessarily an accurate view of the French capital.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in enamels |
Brief description | Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain decorated by Ignaz Preissler, possibly in Wroclaw or Kronstadt ca. 1720-30, made at the Meissen porcelain factory, ca. 1720-1725. |
Physical description | Teapot and cover moulded in hard-paste porcelain painted in red and black enamels. |
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Object history | Bought from H.E. Backer |
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Summary | This teapot was made by the Meissen factory but decorated in the distinctive style of Ignaz Preissler, probably the best known of all the independent enamellers of Meissen porcelain. The teapot's early shape would suggest it was made in 1720-25 . Preissler would have bought it as a plain white piece and decorated it in his own workshop during the decade 1720-30. He used a combination of black (Schwarzlot) and red (Eisenrot) enamels to depict what is thought to be a view of Paris with the towers of Notre Dame viewed across the broad sweep of the river Seine. Preissler would have been copying an engraving which was not necessarily an accurate view of the French capital. |
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Accession number | C.75&A-1939 |
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Record created | May 21, 2003 |
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