Teapot

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V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Meissen Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Meissen (made)

Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain). Flattened spherical shape. Loop handle of 'ear' profile, short spout. Low domed cover with pierced oval knob. Decorated with moulded and applied chrysanthemum sprays in low relief. Creamy paste and glaze.

Object details

Categories	Ceramics Stoneware Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares Drinking
Object type	Teapot
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Teapot Cover
Materials and techniques	Hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain) with applied reliefs Hard Paste Porcelain Applied Work
Brief description	Teapot with cover, hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain) with applied reliefs, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1720
Physical description	Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain (Böttger porcelain). Flattened spherical shape. Loop handle of 'ear' profile, short spout. Low domed cover with pierced oval knob. Decorated with moulded and applied chrysanthemum sprays in low relief. Creamy paste and glaze.
Dimensions	Height: 13.4cm
Style	Böttger
Credit line	Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Production	Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subject depicted	Chrysanthemums
Bibliographic reference	Passion for Porcelain: masterpieces of ceramics from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. p.227
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.112&A-1940

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O333500/teapot-meissen-porcelain-factory/

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