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Source Description
This teapot is exceptionally rich in its range of colors and decorative floral motifs. Around the bulbous body of the pot, there are six raised lobes each decorated with a painted with a scene that is repeated on both sides: an exuberantly exotic bird; a seventeenth-century falconer with his falcon; and a deer. On the side and front faces of the spout appear storks. The handle is in raised leaf and floral decoration and terminates in a dolphin's or dragon's head.
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Document identity
localId
82389
label
Teapot
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
82389
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Teapot
description
This teapot is exceptionally rich in its range of colors and decorative floral motifs. Around the bulbous body of the pot, there are six raised lobes each decorated with a painted with a scene that is repeated on both sides: an exuberantly exotic bird; a seventeenth-century falconer with his falcon; and a deer. On the side and front faces of the spout appear storks. The handle is in raised leaf and floral decoration and terminates in a dolphin's or dragon's head.
provenance
Leo Kaplan, New York; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., November 19, 1977, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
ca. 1880
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
teapots
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15
height
19.2
depth
11.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 7/8 x W: 7 9/16 x D: 4 7/16 in. (15 x 19.2 x 11.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Marks] On base in Cyrillic: OK; [Symbol] St. George left; [Number] 88; [Number] Inventory number: 48; [Mark] Punched in script: A or P; [Marks] On rim of lid in Cyrillic: FR; [Number] 88; [Mark] Punched in script: A or P
med
silver gilding, painted and filigree enamel, ivory
creator_ids
6213
31573
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3c2d7137dca5a718