Object Details
Manufacturer
Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763
Style of
Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, French, 1730 - 1805
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A white rounded teapot with very delicate spout and handle. Three figures and a fourth on a raised seat in an outdoor scene painted in overglaze. Thick border of gilt around the lid with a flower knob.
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Date
ca. 1770
Accession Number
1938-57-651-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
teapot
Type
teapot
Medium
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 10.6 × 18 × 10.4 cm (4 3/16 × 7 1/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
H x diam. (b: lid).: 2.7 × 5.1 cm (1 1/16 in. × 2 in.)
manufactured in
Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1938-57-651-a_b