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1901

  • Work on this object began.

1992

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Teapot with Monogram and Diamond Lattice Pattern Teapot

This is a teapot. It was manufactured by Carl Thieme Saxonian Porcelain Company. It is dated ca. 1901 and we acquired it in 1992. 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 Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman. It is credited Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.

  • Ewer (with Basin) Ewer
  • porcelain (possibly soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Jay Ide, in memory of John Jay Ide.
  • 1991-45-1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15 × 17.8 × 8.5 cm (5 7/8 in. × 7 in. × 3 3/8 in.) H x W x D (a: teapot): 12.7 × 17.8 × 8.5 cm (5 in. × 7 in. × 3 3/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 4 × 7.5 cm (1 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] cursive interlaced "PS" above cursive "Dresden" and "3084", painted in blue overglaze [2] a flower bud, painted in green overglaze [3] cursive "Dec 478 / Déposé", painted in blue overglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Side of pot: [1] "MT", painted

Cite this object as

Teapot with Monogram and Diamond Lattice Pattern Teapot; Manufactured by Carl Thieme Saxonian Porcelain Company; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15 × 17.8 × 8.5 cm (5 7/8 in. × 7 in. × 3 3/8 in.) H x W x D (a: teapot): 12.7 × 17.8 × 8.5 cm (5 in. × 7 in. × 3 3/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 4 × 7.5 cm (1 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman; 1992-5-60-a,b

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