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Teapot
(c. 1747-1750)
Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
(a-b) 10.6 × 18.2 × 11.9 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria in memory of Ronald Edward Nash by an anonymous donor, Member, 1997
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
(a) painted in blue on base c.: .(interlaced Ls) ..
Accession Number
1997.308.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Teapot with depressed ovoid body, angular, scroll handle and animal-head spout, decorated with floral a spray of lilac and other scattered flowers, spout and handle with details in puce and gilding, the flush-fitting lid with a gilt knop, and with a filt line at the footrim and at the edge of the lid.