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Teapot with Allegorical Scenes of "Africa" and "America" Teapot
This is a teapot. It was after Jacopo Amiconi and manufactured by Höchst Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1765 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9.8 × 18.5 × 11 cm (3 7/8 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 8.7 × 18.5 × 11 cm (3 7/16 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2 × 4.2 cm (13/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of pot: [1] crowned (?) wheel with six spokes, painted in underglaze blue (Höchst Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "W" with short vertical beneath, impressed underglaze
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Teapot with Allegorical Scenes of "Africa" and "America" Teapot; Manufactured by Höchst Porcelain Factory (Germany); After Jacopo Amiconi (Italian, 1675–1752); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9.8 × 18.5 × 11 cm (3 7/8 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 8.7 × 18.5 × 11 cm (3 7/16 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2 × 4.2 cm (13/16 × 1 5/8 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-46-a,b