Teapot
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
DecoratorDecoration attributed to
Seuter Workshop
(German)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1720-1725; decorated in Augsburg c.1725-1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze black enamel ( Schwarzlot), gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.722.1-.2): 9.8 x 16.5 x 11.7 cm (3 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Böttger teapot and cover with Augsburg Schwarzlot Hausmalerei decoration of beehive shape. The spout has a gilt mask, and the sides are painted with pastoral figures and cattle in a continuous landscape. The cover has birds, and the rims have a gilt scroll-pattern.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.722.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.1231.1-2
Artist / Maker: Ignaz Bottengruber
c.1725-1730; decorated in Breslau or Vienna, c. 1725-30
Object number: G83.1.734
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1723-1725
Object number: G83.1.604a-b
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.1244
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.1245
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720; decorated in Augsburg c.1730
Object number: G83.1.731.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1725-1735
Object number: G83.1.1219.1,2-3
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1735-1740
Object number: G96.5.9a-b