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Teapot

CultureChinese
OriginChina
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Datec.1750; mounts added in 1825
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels, metal mounts
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 19 × 11 cm (5 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)
MarkingsHallmarks on mounts for James Aldridge, London, 1825
DescriptionWILLIAM BECKFORD'S CARP PATTERN TEAPOT
A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CHINESE-EXPORT PORCELAIN TEAPOT
THE SILVER-GILT MOUNTS WITH MARK OF JAMES ALDRIDGE, LONDON, 1825, THE CHINESE PORCELAIN MID 18TH CENTURY
Bullet-shaped, the porcelain body enamelled with landscape panels below foliage, further enamelled around the handle with carp, the silver-gilt mounts engraved with similar carp and scrolls, the detachable cover similarly mounted and with baluster finial
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.195a-b
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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