Teapot

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

1995.003.0016 A, B: Overall

Name/Title

Teapot

Entry/Object ID

1995.003.0016 A, B

Acquisition

Accession

1995.003

Source or Donor

J. Hartley Bowen, Jr., Haddonfield

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of J. Hartley Bowen, Jr. ('38) & Evelyn C. Bowen in memory of their parents J. Hartley Bowen & Florence Kirkbride Bowen and William E. Cross & Eva May Wood Cross

Made/Created

Artist

R. S. Prussia Porcelain Factory

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, L, W: 5 5/8x7 1/2x5 in parts A, B; H, L, W: 14.29x19.05x12.7 cm parts A, B

Material

Porcelain

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Early teasets were amassed over time, combining traditional Chinese vessels with European ones, and also featuring a mix of ceramic and metalwork bodies. The matched teasets seen in this case are a more modern concept, not coming into use until the late 18th century.