Coffee Pot and cover with chinoiserie decoration
Manufacturer
Bayreuth Factory
(German, 1714 - 1845)
CultureGerman
OriginBayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Date1730-1740
MediumGlazed brown earthenware, with fired gold and silver decoration
DimensionsOverall (G06.3.2a-b): 22.5 x 17.2 x 0.7 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
DescriptionA coffee pot and cover with pear-shaped body, C-scroll handle and beak-shaped spout. It is covered in a brown glaze and decorated in silver and gilding on both sides with quatrefoil panel containing chinoiserie figures and bordered with foliate scroll work.
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Gardiner
Object numberG06.3.2a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German EarthenwareCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
ca.1772
Object number: G83.1.695
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1715-1720; decorated in Augsburg, ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.720.1-2
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
1740-1760
Object number: G17.2.1.1-5
Artist / Maker: George Garthorne
1687
Object number: G23.8.204a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.589.1a-b,2a-b-3