{"id":6997,"date":"2015-10-24T11:19:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T15:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=6997"},"modified":"2015-10-24T11:19:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T15:19:17","slug":"small-meissen-teapot-c-1750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=6997","title":{"rendered":"Small Meissen teapot, c.1750"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This small porcelain teapot for one was made in Germany at the esteemed Meissen factory in the mid 1700s. It stands 3.75 inches high and 5.5 inches from handle to spout and is nicely painted with colorful floral sprays on both sides. The underside reveals the\u00a0classic\u00a0blue crossed swords mark.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to tell when the original lid went missing but later in life\u00a0an ornate brass lid was placed atop of the lidless pot and a marriage was made. Although this lid looks\u00a0nothing like the porcelain original which might\u00a0have had a molded flower as a knob, it fits quite well and certainly does the trick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5495.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7030\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5495.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5495\" width=\"400\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5495.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5495-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7036\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5496.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5496\" width=\"400\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5496.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5496-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5498.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7035\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5498.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5498\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5498.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5498-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5499.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7034\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5499.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5499\" width=\"400\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5499.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5499-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7033\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5500.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5500\" width=\"400\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5500.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5500-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7032\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5501.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5501\" width=\"400\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5501.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5501-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5502.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7031\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5502.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5502\" width=\"400\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5502.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5502-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This teapot of similar form and decoration shows what the original lid on my teapot might have looked like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/german-teapot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6998\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/german-teapot.jpg\" alt=\"german teapot\" width=\"399\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/german-teapot.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/german-teapot-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\">eBay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This small porcelain teapot for one was made in Germany at the esteemed Meissen factory in the mid 1700s. It stands 3.75 inches high and 5.5 inches from handle to spout and is nicely painted with colorful floral sprays on both sides. The underside reveals the\u00a0classic\u00a0blue crossed swords mark. 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