Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1980.047.25 a-b

Place of Origin:

China

Date:

1740-1770

Description:

Teapot with removable domed lid with acorn, or turnip, finial. Wheel thrown. Chinese export, hard-paste porcelain, late 18th century. White body with polychrome enamel overglazes later known as "Famille Rose." Replaced/repaired handle. Bulbous-shaped body with straight short rim. Tapered spout and loop handle. (Loop handle is a replacement). Handle and spout are mold made. Hand painted decoration on both sides shows identical scenes of two birds facing each other under a tree. The scenes are edged with a floral design. Rim is decorated with a diamond and dot desgin. Number on the bottom in black ink "M82 O[or 0]G". Pot marked a and lid b. Lid is decorated with same diamond and dot and floral patterns as the pot. Painted decoration is in black, red, greens, blues, and yellows. No maker's marks seen.
For samples of related scenes, see Clare Le Corbeiller, "China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange," pp. 56-57 and the catalog of the Reaves Collection, Washington and Lee University, p. 12.
Excellent condition.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain - Hard paste

Dimensions:

H-5.3 W-7.5 Dia-4.25 inches

Provenance:

Part of a large collection of 18th- & 19th-century ceramics, given by their collector, Alma (Mrs. Harold G.) Duckworth (1899-2003) of Orford, N.H.

Credit Line:

Gift of Alma Duckworth

People:

Duckworth, Alma (1899-2003)