Manufacturer:

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present  Search this

Gilder:

Bartholomäus Seuter, German, 1676 - 1754  Search this

Medium:

hard paste porcelain, gold

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a: pot): 6.8 × 14 × 8.5 cm (2 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)

H x diam. (b: lid): 2.5 × 4.2 cm (1 in. × 1 5/8 in.)

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 8.5 × 14 × 8.5 cm (3 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

teapot

Object Name:

teapot

Manufactured in:

Germany

Date:

1725–1730

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Globous, with short gilded hexagonal spout and double-scrolled handle. Flat-domed cover with gilded knob. Engraved gilt chinoiserie decoration of figures with scrollwork.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

Accession Number:

1938-57-634-a,b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cabfbc65-c89d-442b-84e7-8e55f870ee71

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-57-634-a_b