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Teapot
(c. 1759-1769)
- Medium
- porcelain (soft-paste)
- Measurements
- (a-b) 12.6 × 19.2 × 10.9 cm (overall)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Inscription
- (a) painted (vertically) in gold on base c.: (anchor)
- Accession Number
- D40.a-b-1980
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Anonymous Bequest, 1980
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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This delightful porcelain teapot is decorated with sophisticated tooled-gilt decorations on a mazarine blue ground. The teapot’s form shows the influence of the Rococo style, with the handle, the finial on the lid and the spout all featuring scrolling rocaille embellishments. The gilt decorations include European swag, foliage and trellis motifs, all of curvaceous Rococo forms, while images of music-playing figures in pseudo-Chinese costume fill the reserves. The association between Chinoiserie and the Rococo was a common one, both styles expressing rejection of Western Classical conventions.
- Physical description
- Handle/spout moulded scrolling forms, decorated gold, body chinoiserie figures/floral design.
