Teapot Teapot

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory; Meissen Porcelain Factory

mid- 18th century

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A globular teapot with a scrolled strap handle and a spout terminating in a dog's head, decorated with floral panels. Globular body, scrolled strap handle; spout terminating in a dog's head; cover with flower in high relief, round the base of which is a metal ring. Body yellow, with two shaped panels outlined in gold and black bands, of white reserve with bouquets of flowers; smaller panels on cover. Gift of Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer