Bird Spout Purple Floral Design Teapot
Manufacturer
Meissen
(Dresden, Germany, founded 1710)
Date1765 - 1770
Object NameTeapot
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: height 12.5cm × depth 11.7cm
Base: diameter 6.8cm
Handle to Spout: width 20.4cm
Base: diameter 6.8cm
Handle to Spout: width 20.4cm
AcquisitionCochrane Collection, presented in 1995 with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDMS024723
About MeGlobular shaped porcelain teapot, decorated with purple flowers. The spout is moulded to resemble a bird's head with acanthus leaves. The combination of the round shaped body of the teapot and the bird spout is typical of Meissen teapots made in this period.More About Me
An exquisite designed and crafted teapot - the rounded pot and "bird head" spout were particularly popular in this period.
Exhibitions
late 14th-early 15th Century
