Teapot
ca. 1750 (made)
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Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Globular body with moulded grotesque bird spout, J-handle and pinecone cover knob. Pot and cover relief-moulded with a band of Altozier pattern at rims. Painted with a scene of Italian comedy and 'Watteau' figures in a park, and another of two archers shooting at a bird target. Scattered sprigs of German flowers. Spout, handle and cover picked out in gold.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Globular body with moulded grotesque bird spout, J-handle and pinecone cover knob. Pot and cover relief-moulded with a band of Altozier pattern at rims. Painted with a scene of Italian comedy and 'Watteau' figures in a park, and another of two archers shooting at a bird target. Scattered sprigs of German flowers. Spout, handle and cover picked out in gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| 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.996&A-1919 |
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| Record created | September 28, 1998 |
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