{"id":7610,"date":"2016-06-23T06:56:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=7610"},"modified":"2016-06-23T06:56:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:56:54","slug":"meissen-teapot-c-1770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=7610","title":{"rendered":"Meissen teapot, c.1770"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This hard paste porcelain teapot was made at the Meissen factory in Germany during the Marconi Period (1763 &#8211;\u00a01774). It measures 4.5 inches high and 8 inches from handle to spout. It is decorated in polychrome overglaze enamels with a flower motif on both sides of the pot and on top of the lid. A cobalt mark of crossed swords and\u00a0a dot can be found on the underside. The noticeable\u00a0surface wear suggests\u00a0that it was well loved and heavily used over the past 250 years.<\/p>\n<p>You can guess\u00a0that this teapot found its way into my collection due to its\u00a0nicely done silver replacement spout. Repairs such as this were commonly done on spouts, as they were prone to chipping. This teapot\u00a0was owned by a former French teacher at my high school\u00a0who lives in Brussels and has been an early supporter of this blog. Merci beaucoup,\u00a0Marienne!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11022\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11022\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7924-Version-3.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7924 - Version 3\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7924-Version-3.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7924-Version-3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7924-Version-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11023\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11023\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7925.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7925\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7925.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7925-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7925-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11024\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7926.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7926\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7926.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7926-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7926-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11026\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11026\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7929.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7929\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7929.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7929-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7929-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11027\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11027\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11027\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7930.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7930\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7930.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7930-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7930-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11025\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11025\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7927.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7927\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7927.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7927-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7927-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11028\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11028\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11028\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7931.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7931\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7931.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7931-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7931-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11021\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11021\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7934.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7934\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7934.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7934-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7934-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This teapot with similar form and decoration still as its original spout intact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meissen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7611\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meissen.jpg\" alt=\"meissen\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meissen.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meissen-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveauctioneers.com\">LiveAuctioneers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This hard paste porcelain teapot was made at the Meissen factory in Germany during the Marconi Period (1763 &#8211;\u00a01774). It measures 4.5 inches high and 8 inches from handle to spout. It is decorated in polychrome overglaze enamels with a flower motif on both sides of the pot and on top of the lid. A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[127,124,16,17],"class_list":["post-7610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teapot","tag-german","tag-metal-spout","tag-porcelain","tag-silver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7610"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11081,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7610\/revisions\/11081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}