Bleu Celeste Teapot
Manufacturer
Sèvres
(France, founded 1745)
Date1764-1776
Object NameTeapot
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: height 14.2cm × width 11cm × length 18.5cm
AcquisitionCochrane Collection, presented in 1995 with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDMS024699
About MeThe bleu céleste ground colour is also known as bleu Hellot after the company's chemist Jean Hellot who invented it. Bleu céleste was first used in 1753 and was expensive. It is thought that the lace style gilding over the body of this teapot was added during the nineteenth century.More About Me
The pattern of gilding on this teapot looks like lace. Sèvres in France produced top quality porcelain during the 18th century that was popular with kings and queens.
Exhibitions
Early 19th Century
