Teapot
CultureChinese
OriginChina
PeriodQing dynasty (1645-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Datec.1750; mounts added in 1825
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels, metal mounts
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 19 × 11 cm (5 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)
MarkingsHallmarks on mounts for James Aldridge, London, 1825
DescriptionWILLIAM BECKFORD'S CARP PATTERN TEAPOT
A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CHINESE-EXPORT PORCELAIN TEAPOT
THE SILVER-GILT MOUNTS WITH MARK OF JAMES ALDRIDGE, LONDON, 1825, THE CHINESE PORCELAIN MID 18TH CENTURY
Bullet-shaped, the porcelain body enamelled with landscape panels below foliage, further enamelled around the handle with carp, the silver-gilt mounts engraved with similar carp and scrolls, the detachable cover similarly mounted and with baluster finial
A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CHINESE-EXPORT PORCELAIN TEAPOT
THE SILVER-GILT MOUNTS WITH MARK OF JAMES ALDRIDGE, LONDON, 1825, THE CHINESE PORCELAIN MID 18TH CENTURY
Bullet-shaped, the porcelain body enamelled with landscape panels below foliage, further enamelled around the handle with carp, the silver-gilt mounts engraved with similar carp and scrolls, the detachable cover similarly mounted and with baluster finial
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.195a-b
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765-1768
Object number: G23.8.118.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1731; Mount made in Paris, 1731
Object number: G04.18.5
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.1257
