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Teapot with Allegorical Scenes of "Africa" and "America"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory, German, 1746 - 1796
After
Jacopo Amigoni, Italian, 1685 - 1752
Date
ca. 1765
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Medium
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9.8 × 18.5 × 11 cm (3 7/8 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
H x W x D (a: pot): 8.7 × 18.5 × 11 cm (3 7/16 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
H x diam. (b: lid): 2 × 4.2 cm (13/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
teapot
Type
teapot
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