Teapot
ca. 1778-ca. 1793 (made)
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Teapot and cover of porcelain. Straight-sided body, oval in section, painted with vertical bands of caillouté pattern in gold on a dark blue ground, alternating with narrow bands of leafy garlands. The lid has the same decoration but with radial narrow bands. The scrolled handle, straight spout and pointed finial have gilt filets and details on white ground. Gilt metal chain fitted to gilt metal straps.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted and gilt |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, porcelain with gilt decoration on a dark blue ground, (Mark of) Paris, rue Thiroux, about 1778-93. |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover of porcelain. Straight-sided body, oval in section, painted with vertical bands of caillouté pattern in gold on a dark blue ground, alternating with narrow bands of leafy garlands. The lid has the same decoration but with radial narrow bands. The scrolled handle, straight spout and pointed finial have gilt filets and details on white ground. Gilt metal chain fitted to gilt metal straps. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crowned 'A' for Queen Marie Antoinette protector of the factory (Painted in gold overglaze) |
| Credit line | Given by Eduardo Canel-Zanoni |
| Object history | All royal residences in France used to have inventory numbers marked on their contents in red and entered in inventories which are still in existence today. The possibility that this teapot belonged to a royal residence might be checked against these inventories. |
| Other number | EC 40 - Donor's reference |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.19:1, 2-2007 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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