{"id":8691,"date":"2016-09-18T09:35:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T13:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=8691"},"modified":"2016-09-19T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T22:44:11","slug":"chinese-teapot-with-butterflies-c-1780","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=8691","title":{"rendered":"Chinese teapot with butterflies, c.1780"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This porcelain globular-form footed teapot was made in China in the late 1700s and is decorated in the famille rose palette with flowers, butterflies, and a diaper pattern border along the rim and on the lid. It measures 4 inches high.<\/p>\n<p>A sturdy metal spout stands at attention, replacing the original porcelain one that was damaged. At a later date, a metal chain was\u00a0attached to\u00a0keep the lid from going astray.\u00a0I have numerous metal replacement spouts just like this and feel that repairers had a stock of them on hand\u00a0to be attached to damaged\u00a0teapots. Look for an upcoming post where I compare and contrast similarly made replacement spouts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11368\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11368\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11368\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6978-1.jpg\" alt=\"img_6978\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6978-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6978-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6978-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11369\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11369\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6979.jpg\" alt=\"img_6979\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6979.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6979-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6979-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11370\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11370\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11370\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6980-1.jpg\" alt=\"img_6980\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6980-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6980-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6980-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11371\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11371\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6985-1.jpg\" alt=\"img_6985\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6985-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6985-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6985-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11372\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11372\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11372\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6987.jpg\" alt=\"img_6987\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6987.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6987-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6987-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This teapot, with similar form and decoration, shows what the original spout on mine may have looked like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11380\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11380\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11380\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_l.jpg\" alt=\"2_l\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_l.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_l-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\">1stdibs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This porcelain globular-form footed teapot was made in China in the late 1700s and is decorated in the famille rose palette with flowers, butterflies, and a diaper pattern border along the rim and on the lid. It measures 4 inches high. 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