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Teapot
Producer: Meissen (Böttger)
Producer: Hausmaler
Teapot, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a foot rim, squat, globular form, c-scroll handle, up-curved spout springing from a gilt, male mask with open mouth and flowing hair, domed lid with a pagoda-shaped finial, decorated on either side with two scenes of ruins surrounded by elaborate cartouche of red and yellow scrolls, the style of which is repeated on the handle and lid.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33260
Creation/Production
Meissen (Böttger)
Role: Production
Hausmaler
Role: Factory
Date: 1715-1720 –
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height: 11.1cm
Width: 10.6cm
l(cm):15.8
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
Front Hall, North Balcony : Case A
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