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Teapot and cover
Made by: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
German (Hoechst)
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Hoechst, Germany
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware, colored enamels
Dimensions
13.97 x 9.52 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Goelet Decorative Arts Special Fund
Accession Number68.714a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionModeled in the form of an oak tree trunk with knots and branches, muffle natural glazed colors; leaves, yellow acorns; branches form handles of pot and cover and support spout; lid formed by leaves.
Marks
Marked: RX on bottom of pot (possibly for Johan Rupel, modeler); R on underside of lid
Provenance1968, purchased from Nicolier Antiquaire, Paris.