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Kettle (Teapot)
1750-1800
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Materials
- Enamel on copper
- Brass
- Rattan
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1963.0938 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0938 A, B
Object Name
Kettle (Teapot)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Origin Notes
Likely Guangzhou (Canton), China.
Date
1750-1800
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Enamel on copper
- Brass
- Rattan
- Wood
Techniques
- Painted
- Wrought
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
10.374 (H) x 9.874 (W) x 7.047 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.35 (H) x 25.08 (W) x 17.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1997 A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong.
• Similar form Chinese enamel kettle on a stand: p. 157, no. 202, c. 1755