Teaset
(c. 1780)
Medium
porcelain (hard-paste), cord
Measurements
(a-b) 7.6 × 12.9 × 7.3 cm (overall) (teapot and lid)
(c-d) 7.4 × 7.6 cm diameter (overall) (sugar bowl and lid)
(e-f) 5.7 × 12.5 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(g-h) 5.7 × 12.4 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Copenhagen, Denmark
Inscription
(a) painted in blue on base: (three parallel wavy lines)
incised in base l.l.: B
(c) painted in blue on base c.: (three parallel wavy lines)
incised (inverted) in base l.c.: – / 5
(e) painted in blue on base c.: (three parallel wavy lines)
(f) painted in blue on base c.: (three parallel wavy lines)
incised (inverted) in base c.l.: (diamond) / 5
(g) painted in blue on base c.: (three parallel wavy lines)
(h) painted in blue on base c.: (three parallel wavy lines)
incised in base l.c.: (diamond) / 5
Accession Number
4552.a-h-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts