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Teapot and Cover

ca. 1880-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Doccia Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Doccia (made)

Teapot and cover of tin-glazed hard-paste porcelain decorated in relief with applied figures and painted with enamels.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Teapot and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed hard-paste porcelain decorated in relief and painted with enamels
Tin Glaze
Hard Paste Porcelain
Glazed
Relief
Painted
Brief description
Teapot and cover of tin-glazed hard-paste porcelain, Doccia porcelain factory, Doccia, ca. 1880-1890.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of tin-glazed hard-paste porcelain decorated in relief with applied figures and painted with enamels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Width: 19cm (Note: Including handle and spout)
  • Depth: 12.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'N' (Incised under a crown as used by the 18th century Naples factory, probably a later addition.)
Gallery label
Teapot and Cover Tin-glazed porcelain Mark: 'N' incised under a crown as used by the 18th century Naples factory, probably a later addition. On one side is 'The Golden Age', on the other is Bacchus. ITALY (DOCCIA); about 1860-70 Gift of Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall D.S.O. C.82:l& 2-1916 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Figures
Landscape
Animals
Fluted
Bacchus
Cupid
Bibliographic references
  • Amici di Doccia, Quaderni, Edizioni Polistampa, No. 11, 2008.
  • Frescobaldi Malenchini, Livia ed. With Balleri, Rita and Rucellai, Oliva, ‘Amici di Doccia Quaderni, Numero VII, 2013, The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection’, Edizioni Polistampa, Firenze, 2014 p.23, Cat. 23 23. Teapot with bas-relief scenes circa 1880 hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gold h 12,2 cm imprinted “N” with crown over it inv. C.82&A-1916 gift: Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO through The Art Fund The teapot has three feet in the shape of lion claws and is decorated with bas-relief scenes; the knob of the cover is in the shape of a fruit. On the body of the pot there are two mythological scenes: the first one represents the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, the lead model of which is in the Museo di Doccia (inv. 6451).The other scene is taken from two engravings in Ovid’s Metamorphosis by abbot Antoine Banier: the figure of the Maenad on the left is from “L’Age d’Or” (BANIER 1732, vol. 1, p. 6), while the rest of the scene is based on the three representations of the Ages: “L’Age d’Argent”, “L’Age d’Airain” and “L’Age de Fer” (BANIER 1732, vol. 1, p. 8), from an idea of Godfried Maes, engraved by Philip van Gúnst. The lead model for this bas-relief is in the Museo di Doccia (inv. 6459).When the tea pot was donated it was attributed to Naples. This type of bas-relief scene was used at Doccia again starting about 1850 with the crowned “N” mark (CARÒLA-PERROTTI 2008, p. 58-93). Considering the eclectic nature of the shape, the teapot can be dated about 1880. For further historical information, see cat. 17. A.B. Bibliography:MORAZZONI 1935, plate LVa (as Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte); LANE 1954, plate 55B; LANE 1963, fig. 122; CARÒLA-PERROTTI 2008, fig. 17a-b
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.82&A-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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