Hexagonal wine pot or teapot
Not on view
This hexagonal vessels forms a pair with another in the Robert Lehman Collection (1975.1.1707). They have eared handles and short curving spouts; the hexagonal domed lids are probably original. A honeycomb-and-flower motif is pierced into each facet of the bodies; the lids are also reticulated. The vessels are painted with flowers and diaper patterns in overglaze pink, bright yellow, purple, brown, green, and lavender-blue; there is some enameling-on-enamels as well. The technique of painting enamel designs on top of other enamels probably began in the late eighteenth century. The spout of 1975.1.1707 has been broken and now has a metal cap that is attached to the lid with a chain.
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