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Teapot
Meissen porcelain factory
1730-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0003.014.001 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0003.014.001 A, B
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Date
1730-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of pot
Inscription: Underglaze blue crossed swords
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
3.819 (H) x 6.791 (L) x 3.602 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.7 (H) x 17.25 (L) x 9.15 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cummer Gallery of Art. 1984 The Wark Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain.
• Similar handle, spout, and approach to prunus modelling on Bottger pot: no. 40, with crossed swords & impressed 4 marks. c. 1740Book: Emerson, Julie, et al. 2000 Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe.
• Blanc-de-chin (Dehua) beaker with relief prunus decoration: p. 154, pl. 12.1, 18th centuryBook: Menzhausen, Ingelore. 1990 Early Meissen Porcelain in Dresden.
• Similar shape, handle, and spout on Meissen porcelain teapot with European figural scene in enamels: no. 67, probably decorated by Adam Friedrich von Lowenfinck, c. 1735