Teapot and Lid

ca. 1770-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and lid in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. The body of circular section, the handle of double intertwined type with leaf-moulded terminals, the spout curved and with scalloped moulding , the body and cover both painted with Chinese figures in 'famille rose' style; the remainder of the body and cover decorated with gilt lotus scroll pattern interrupted by panels of puce landscape with figures.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Teapot and lid, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1770-80
Physical description
Teapot and lid in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. The body of circular section, the handle of double intertwined type with leaf-moulded terminals, the spout curved and with scalloped moulding , the body and cover both painted with Chinese figures in 'famille rose' style; the remainder of the body and cover decorated with gilt lotus scroll pattern interrupted by panels of puce landscape with figures.
Dimensions
  • Taken from registers height: 16cm
Style
Credit line
Given by W.H. Maund, Esq.
Bibliographic reference
Yoshida, Kneji and Durrans, Brians (eds), Self and Other: Portraits from Asia and Europe, Osaka : Asahi Shimbun, 2008 218
Collection
Accession number
C.58A-1969

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Record createdJuly 25, 2007
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