Teapot

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

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Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Two interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In underglaze blue)
  • 'IIST' and 'R' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1587-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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