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Teapot Teapot, ca. 1780
This is a teapot. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Erskine Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9 × 12.8 × 7.7 cm (3 9/16 × 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 7 × 12.8 × 7.7 cm (2 3/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2.5 × 4.1 cm (1 in. × 1 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside: [1] double crossed swords with dot between handles, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Teapot Teapot, ca. 1780; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9 × 12.8 × 7.7 cm (3 9/16 × 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 7 × 12.8 × 7.7 cm (2 3/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2.5 × 4.1 cm (1 in. × 1 5/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-764-a,b
