Teapot
This electrotype is after an eighteenth-century original (1730–40) at the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, at the time of reproduction. It belongs to a toilet service made for and presented to the Empress Anna Ivanovna.
Artwork Details
- Title: Teapot
- Maker: After an original by Johann Ludwig II Biller (German, 1692–1746)
- Maker: After an original by Johann Jakob Wald (German (Augsburg))
- Maker: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963)
- Date: 19th century, after 1730–40 original
- Culture: British, Birmingham, after German, Augsburg original
- Medium: Gold on base metal
- Dimensions: Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883
- Object Number: 83.18.40a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Johann Ludwig II Biller
19th century, after 1730–40 original
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19th century, after 1730–40 original
Multiple artists/makers
19th century, after 1730–40 original
Multiple artists/makers
19th century, after 1730–40 original
Multiple artists/makers
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