Teapot depicting a couple with a dog

Details

• Title

  Teapot depicting a couple with a dog

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  early 18th century

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with iron-red and black overglaze enamels, and gilding; pewter repairs

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › alloy › pewter

• Technique index

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  covered › metallized › gilded;

  altered › repaired;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › pot › teapot;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  with lid 10.5 x 16 x 10 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  without lid 7.5 x 16 x 10 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  without lid, width and depth at foot 7.5 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 35 | West meets East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1130

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