Teapot
1725-1727 (made)
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Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain. Squat shape; loop handle with leaf-moulded ends; strongly curved spout spring from a grotesque mask with features in black and red. Domed cover with gilt ball knob. Painted with Chinoiserie figures, Indian flowers, birds and butterflies. Cover painted with Indian flowers and an border of Japanese-style diaper and flower ornament in colours and gold.
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 | Teapot with cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1725-1727. |
| Physical description | Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain. Squat shape; loop handle with leaf-moulded ends; strongly curved spout spring from a grotesque mask with features in black and red. Domed cover with gilt ball knob. Painted with Chinoiserie figures, Indian flowers, birds and butterflies. Cover painted with Indian flowers and an border of Japanese-style diaper and flower ornament in colours and gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Small crossed swords with curved guards and pommels Note Factory mark, in black |
| 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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| Accession number | C.139&A-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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