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Teapot with Grapes and Squirrels

Manufacturer (French, 1725 - 1789)
CultureFrench
OriginFrance
OriginChantilly, Oise, France
PeriodLouis XV (1715-1744)
Datec.1730-1740
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 9.1 x 11.9 cm (3 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChantilly teapot and cover of melon form with strap handle and short curved spout. The sides are moulded with five concave and five convex ribs and enamelled in the Kakiemon style with a yellow tree squirrel foraging amongst vines on banded hedges. The cover has a hollow conical knop edged in bright green.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG04.18.10a-b
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1740
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c.1730-1740
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Artist / Maker: J. F. Metzsch
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Object number: G83.1.766.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Vauxhall China Works
c.1755-1760
Object number: G07.18.5a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735
Object number: G04.18.9a-b