Teapot
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
Decorator
Seuter Workshop
(German)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1725-1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.724.1-2): 10.3 x 15.3 x 8.5 cm (4 1/16 x 6 x 3 3/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionBöttger Hausmaler teapot and cover of small ovoid size with faceted curved spout, wishbone handle and flat cover. It is decorated in Augsburg probably in the workshop of Abraham Seuter with two oval panels painted in Schwarzlot and iron-red. It is showing a woman shaving a man on one side and people seated at a table smoking on the reverse. Both scenes reserved on a ground of gilt scrollwork including dots and arrows.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.724.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720-1725
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