Teapot
ca. 1765 (made)
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Teapot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Squat pear-shaped body with two scenes in the manner of Watteau. One scene has a seated lady with a gentleman standing beside her in a landscape, and the other has a gentleman seated playing the guitar to a lady who is also seated. Scroll handle and jutting lip in the form of a sea-monster.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Teapot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1765. |
Physical description | Teapot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Squat pear-shaped body with two scenes in the manner of Watteau. One scene has a seated lady with a gentleman standing beside her in a landscape, and the other has a gentleman seated playing the guitar to a lady who is also seated. Scroll handle and jutting lip in the form of a sea-monster. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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Accession number | C.1587-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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