Kettle
Decorator
Johann Evangelist Klein
(German, ca. 1750 - 1815)
Manufacturer
Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory
(German, founded 1747)
Date1763-1767
MediumHard-paste porcelain with gilt brass handle
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 9 1/2 × 7 inches (20.32 × 24.13 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ernest H. Morrison from the collection of her late husband
Object numberF94-27 A,B
Markingson bottom: hexagram mark in underglaze blue on bottom: "6X" incised and an encircled X inside flange of cover: "GAM123" in underglaze blue
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DescriptionCompressed globular form on three small gilded C-scroll feet; curving molded spout with polychrome enamelled leaves; flat cover with red enamelled straw- berry knop. top terminating in three-part leaves. Obverse and reverse of kettle enamel painted with rustic scenes: left of handle, standing man with staff and seated woman; right of handle, three men (one with scythe), one woman holding rake; gilded rim on lid and pot.Exhibition HistoryLuxury and Passion: Inventing French Porcelain, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, August 13 2022–August 12 2024, no cat.
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