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Teapot

Dateca. 1730-35
Label TextThree exotic and costly beverages, coffee, tea and chocolate, were introduced throughout Europe during the early seventeenth century as Europeans pursued their passion for traveling in search of things foreign, curious, and rare. Initially, each was surrounded by an aura of exclusiveness and mystery. All three became beverages to be served on special social occasions; by the eighteenth century, they were consumed daily. When coffee, tea, and chocolate entered Europe, no serving vessels were specifically associated with their use. The principal beverages in Europe had been ale and wine. Vessels for those beverages-earthenware and metal jugs, tankards, and mugs -were not suitable for sipping hot, costly beverages brewed in very small quantities. Chinese export porcelain, and then Europe's own wares, such as this Meissen service, filled this void.
Object number91.102.2
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 111
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Nichols
Dimensions5 in. (12.7 cm), overall height 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm), overall width 3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm), overall depth
MediumHard paste porcelain
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1730-35
Object number: 91.102.1
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1730-35
Object number: 91.102.4
Waste bowl
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1730-35
Object number: 69.209
Plate
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1741-42
Object number: 69.185
Teapot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1745
Object number: 95.93
Teapot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1740-45
Object number: 95.97
Teapot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1737
Object number: 91.100.11
Teapot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca.1730
Object number: 87.142.110
Teapot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1740
Object number: 76.259.1
Teapot and stand
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1730-35
Object number: 91.101.2
Teapot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1730
Object number: 87.142.97
Bowl
Meissen manufactory, German
1735-40
Object number: 59.87.1