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Teapot
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1723
Object Place: Europe, Meissen, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration, gilt metal mounts
Dimensions
Overall: 12.1 x 10.2 x 16.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sheafer
Accession Number56.281a-b
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionGlobular on gilt foot rim. Scroll handle modeled at body, sharply curving spout with mast at base. Everted rim, domed cover with turned gilt finial (broken). Gilded metal chain from handle & finial to engraved tip on spout with cover. Harbor scenes on base.
Marks
Unmarked
ProvenanceBy 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sheafer; 1956, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sheafer. (Accession date: April 12, 1956)