Teapot

German, Dresden

ca. 1750

Not on view

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Title: Teapot
Date: ca. 1750
Culture: German, Dresden
Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (17.1 × 19.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1997
Object Number: 1997.15a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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