Teapot with Chinoiseries
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1720; decorated in Augsburg ca.1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.731.1-2): 5 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (12.7 x 16.5 x 11.4 cm)
Markings"G.v.W. / N.2" in lustre
DescriptionBöttger Meissen teapot and cover with squat globular body, bird's-head spout and scrolling handle. It is decorated in gilding at Augsburg with chinoiserie landscapes each supported on scrollwork. The domed cover showing a mandarin seated amid leaf scrolls.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.731.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.718.1-2
Artist / Maker: Seuter Workshop
ca.1715-1720; decorated in Augsburg, ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.720.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1715-1720; decorated in Bayreuth or Vienna
Object number: G83.1.743.1-2
Artist / Maker: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
ca.1772
Object number: G83.1.695
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725; decoration ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.726.1-4
Artist / Maker: Seuter Workshop
ca.1725-1730; decorated in Augsburg
Object number: G83.1.723.1-4
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730; decorated in Augsburg, ca.1735
Object number: G83.1.729.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1723-1725
Object number: G83.1.604a-b
