Teapot
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Ansbach (Bruckberg)
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941
Accession Number
42.205.223a, b
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Ansbach Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory · 1758–1860
**Ansbach Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory** was a prominent German ceramics producer established in 1758 in Ansbach (then part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach) by Margrave Charles Alexander (also known as Christian Frédéric Charles-Alexandre). As a state-supported enterprise under the Margrave’s patronage, the factory quickly became known for its high-quality hard-paste porcelain, refl...