Coffee Pot
ca. 1780-1790 (made)
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Coffee pot with cover of hard-paste porcelain. In Neo-classical style, with tapering, smooth-sided shape, angular handle of square section, curved spout, domed cover with floral knob. Painted in enamel colours with exotic and native birds and poultry in landscapes, and scattered insects. Gilt and iron-red borders. Knob and handle partly gilt.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Coffee pot with cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1780-1790 |
| Physical description | Coffee pot with cover of hard-paste porcelain. In Neo-classical style, with tapering, smooth-sided shape, angular handle of square section, curved spout, domed cover with floral knob. Painted in enamel colours with exotic and native birds and poultry in landscapes, and scattered insects. Gilt and iron-red borders. Knob and handle partly gilt. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Part of a tea-and-coffee service. (C.353 to 369-1914, and C.149-1934) |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Pl. LX (b), p. 138. |
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| Accession number | C.353&A-1914 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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