Teapot and Cover
ca. 1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A pottery was set up at Nove in the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy in about 1728 by Giovanni Battista Antonibon. The location was ideal as fine white clay was available in the vicinity, and the River Brenta allowed wood to be brought in easily to fire the kilns and the finished products to be transported to Venice for sale. After Giovanni's death in 1737, production of earthenware (maiolica) continued under the management of the Antonibon family.
Experiments in porcelain production finally resulted in success when pieces were presented to the Venetian Senate for approval in 1762. This teapot is therefore early in terms of the factory's porcelain production. Its design shows the continuing use of rococo curving forms, but here they are allied to painted scenes with classical ruins, revealing the growing interest in this type of subject matter.
Experiments in porcelain production finally resulted in success when pieces were presented to the Venetian Senate for approval in 1762. This teapot is therefore early in terms of the factory's porcelain production. Its design shows the continuing use of rococo curving forms, but here they are allied to painted scenes with classical ruins, revealing the growing interest in this type of subject matter.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded and painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain cover for a teapot, painted in colours, Italy (Le Nove), ca.1765 Porcelain teapot, painted in colours, Italy (Le Nove), ca.1765 |
| Physical description | Hard-paste porcelain teapot and cover of panel-moulded, undulating shape, painted in puce and green enamels with idealised classical landscapes. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Nove' (relief-moulded on base) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Lane Memorial Fund |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | A pottery was set up at Nove in the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy in about 1728 by Giovanni Battista Antonibon. The location was ideal as fine white clay was available in the vicinity, and the River Brenta allowed wood to be brought in easily to fire the kilns and the finished products to be transported to Venice for sale. After Giovanni's death in 1737, production of earthenware (maiolica) continued under the management of the Antonibon family. Experiments in porcelain production finally resulted in success when pieces were presented to the Venetian Senate for approval in 1762. This teapot is therefore early in terms of the factory's porcelain production. Its design shows the continuing use of rococo curving forms, but here they are allied to painted scenes with classical ruins, revealing the growing interest in this type of subject matter. |
| Bibliographic reference | La ceramica degli AntonibonMilan: Electa1990. Exhibition catalogue, Bassano del Grappa, Palazzo Agostinelli, curated by Giuliana Ericani, Paola Marini and Nadir Stringa, pp. 141-142, no. 211. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.227A-1939 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2009 |
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