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Teapot Teapot
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; 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
