Teapot and cover
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760
Materials
Ceramic
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581764
Summary
An old Chinese Jesuit porcelain teapot, with cover, decorated 'en grisaille' (in fine black enamel) with panels of domestic scenes of a master, his servant and his two dogs. Possibly the scenes are a misinterpretation of the story of the Prodigal son. Qianlong period.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt