Description:
Chinese export porcelain coffeepot with cover and the ribbed strap handle set at right angles to the flute S-shaped spout, which was a feature of European silver pots for two decades and continued with the porcelain pistol-handled coffeepots of the 1760s. According to Dr. C.J.A. Jorg: "Coffee was introduced into Europe around 1670. Soon it became popular as a drink and coffee houses came into existence in all big cities. For teapots the Chinese provided the basic shape, but for coffee pots a new form was devised. The conical type is the oldest, the handle being placed either opposite the spout or at an angle, as on this piece. The pear-shaped pot after German porcelain became fashionable in Chinese export porcelain around 1760. Coffee pots were ordered and bought separately in China, but also formed an indispensable part of large tea, coffee and chocolate services." Decorated in gilt, red, and black, the thrown, conical-shaped body has a domed, shaped cover with an acorn finial with traces of gilding and a flat base. There are two horizontal black, red, and gilt floral sprays on the cover, and scroll and floral bands around the cover and pot rims; and similar oval bands around the spout flanked by two vertical floral sprays, and around a symmetrical, intertwined cypher on the opposite side. A paper label on the inside of pot reads: "EM 424 - Chinese export teapot- side handle floral decoration with gilt. 7" tall 4" base compare to Fig 58 on right Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain by Arlene M. Palmer."
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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