Coffeepot with Chinoiserie Vignettes

Creator Name

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763;
Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, French, 1730 - 1805;
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770

Cultural Context

Date

1770s

Source

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum";

Smithsonian Institution

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"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Pear-shaped; bracket lip, double-curved strap handle. Domed cover with flower finial. Vignettes of Chinoiserie figures in landscape, with gilded and painted imbricated borders.

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Title

Coffeepot with Chinoiserie Vignettes

Creator

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763, Manufacturer;
Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, French, 1730 - 1805, Style of;
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, Style of

Worktype

ceramics; Decorative Arts; coffeepot; Ceramics (objects); Decorative arts; Coffeepots

Cultural Context

Material

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Dimensions

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 23.5 × 14 × 10.5 cm (9 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.);
H x W x D (a: pot): 18.9 × 14 × 10.5 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.);
H x diam. (b: lid): 4.4 × 7.1 cm (1 3/4 × 2 13/16 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1770s;
Date: ca. 1770

Provenance

Credit Line: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

Style Period

Rights

CC0

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Location

Germany