Factory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain coffee pot and cover. Of rather bulbous shape, but with a slim neck. Decorated in slight relief on the spout, gilt. Rococo handle. Gilt bordering. Painted in enamels depicting birds and trees etc in a landscape.
History note: H. E. Backer, 1 Elm Tree Road, St John's Wood, London NW8 from whom purchased for £14 by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 22.9 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century, third quarter
Production date:
circa
AD 1760
Accession number: EC.6 & A-1946
Primary reference Number: 140445
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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