Coffee Pot
Designer
Johann Friedrich Böttger
(German, 1682 - 1719)
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded in 1710)
Dateca. 1715-1720
MediumStoneware with glaze, lacquer, and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/2 inches (16.51 × 12.07 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: Nelson Gallery Foundation (by exchange)
Object numberF84-8 A,B
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionA stoneware coffee pot and cover of quadrangular pear shape with notched scroll handle attached to the body by a bracket, and quadrangular curved spout, the whole covered in a dark brown glaze lacquered and gilt with prunus and insects, covering the molded prunus design, the domed cover with repaired knop.
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