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Child's Teapot

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830-1840

GUSN

GUSN-50178

Description

Miniature porcelain teapot (a) with lid (b). Dark blue transfer-printed chinoiserie pattern with scene of three people in boat, pagodas, fence, and willows.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teapots
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
porcelain
molding (forming)
Chinoiserie
Vessel, Drink Serving
Teapot
Children's food service tools and equipment
Landscape
Pavillion
Willow
Flower
Trellis
People
Boat
Fence
Teapot

Label

In exhibit "Martha Anne Kuhn" at the Bostonian Society June 2000 to August 2000.

Inscription

"19" [or "61"] (impressed)

Associated Building

Cooper-Frost-Austin House (Cambridge, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Bowser

Accession Number

1982.207.1AB

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