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Teapot: C.676 & A-1991

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Teapot and cover. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in famille rose enamel colours and gilding. The teapot's loop handle is in the form of a branch and painted in iron-red enamel. The upright spout is metal and incised. The globular body is decorated with cross-hatching and scrolls in pink, iron-red and gilding reserved with four cartouches containing sprays of peony heads. Above and below is a band of eight smaller vignettes containing flowers or fruit. The cover is decorated with similar cross-hatching and scrolls reserved with eight vignettes containing flower heads, and a peach shaped knop.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 34.1 cm
Height: 21.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
18th Century
Circa 1736 - 1795

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( famille rose) gilt
Spout composed of metal

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain large teapot and cover decorated in famille rose enamel colours and gilding, with incised, metal spout

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.676 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 21565
Old object number: CHICER/854

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 September 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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