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Theiere Calabre
Nicquet, Monsieur - Enlarge image
Theiere Calabre
- Object:
Teapot and cover
- Place of origin:
Sèvres, France (made)
- Date:
1780 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Nicquet, Monsieur (painter)
Sèvres porcelain factory (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
- Museum number:
C.1389&A-1919
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 26, shelf 7
Physical description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with wreaths of roses and cornflowers between bleu celeste bands.
[teapot body] Teapot with a double-ended ear-shaped handle.
[teapot cover] Cover with a fruit and leaf knop.
Place of Origin
Sèvres, France (made)
Date
1780 (made)
Artist/maker
Nicquet, Monsieur (painter)
Sèvres porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'cc'
'nq'
'40'
'3'
Dimensions
Height: 8.9 cm, Diameter: 7.8 cm, Width: 13.3 cm maximum
Descriptive line
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by Nicquet, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1780.
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Roses; Wreath; Cornflowers
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
