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Teapot

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Datec.1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.607a-b): 11.7 x 8.9 x 13 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionThe pear-shaped teapot with a domed lid surmounted by an oval knop concealing an air-hole. Having a simple handle and curved spout enriched in touches of gilt. The teapot is on a delicate, pale yellow ground with two black-rimmed cartouches containing a marine scene including ships, figures, buildings, trees, water, and scattered flying birds, painted in polychrome enamels. The yellow ground is decorated with sprays of 'indianische Blumen' in iron-red, purple, pale blue and green, with gilt rims.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.607a-b
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
Coffee Pot
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.609a-b
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Object number: G12.16.1a-b
Garniture of Vases (Vases “têtes de morues” et vase “chinois nouvelle forme”)
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
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Object number: G83.1.1074.1,.2.-3
Pair of Vases
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.1222.1-.2
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Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.906
Covered jar with harbour scenes
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1728-1730
Object number: G83.1.605a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 16th-early 17th Century
Object number: G12.16.2
Cup - "THOUGH NERE SO DEEP - YOU'L IN ME PEEP"
Artist / Maker: George Ward
1700
Object number: G89.5.1
Coffee Pot
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735-1740
Object number: G83.1.679.1-.2
Coffee Pot
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.684a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1700; decorated in Europe, c.1730
Object number: G83.1.821.1-.2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1740
Object number: G04.18.10a-b