Teapot
Manufacturer
Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
(Austrian, 1719 - 1744)
CultureAustrian
OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria
PeriodCharles VI (1611-1740)
Date1720-1725
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mounts
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 19 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Outside Diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionDu Paquier teapot and cover, probably decorated outside the factory. It is painted in shades of iron-red and black with a continuous scene of fighting knights on horseback. Along with other warriors, buildings, and a walled city in the background. There is a straight faceted spout issuing from a cartouche of scrollwork with a coronette, and the cover is attached with a gilt-metal chain.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.823.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Austrian Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.652.1-23
c.1680-1700
Object number: G99.10.10
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1896
Object number: G12.5.1.1-5
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1780
Object number: G83.1.1074.1,.2.-3
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1750; decorated outside the factory
Object number: G83.1.837
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745
Object number: G83.1.627.1-.11