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Teapot with putti on clouds
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Teapot with putti on clouds

Ansbach · 1785 · turning; vitrification; paint; relief (sculpture technique); gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Teapot of porcelain with a spherical body, curved spout and C-shaped handle, painted on the glaze in blue, pink, green, yellow and gold. On the belly twice a representation in camaïeu of putti on clouds. One with two putti on a goat, the other with a putto with smoking objects in his hands. Around the representations straw flowers in gold. The handle and the spout with light blue spots and around the base modeled flowers. The lid with flower branches and on the rim a twisted band and garlands; lid knob in the form of a flower. Marked on the underside with the stork.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTeapot with putti on clouds. 1785. Ansbach. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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