Tea kettle

Description

Tea-kettle of copper/brass, spherical with cabriole spout, painted in famille rose enamels with floral sprays on white ground between black ruyi borders, with wicker-wrapped iron handle, and with separate stand : China, Guangzhou (Canton), Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1876.12.5 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tea kettle

Production information

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, East Asia

Date

18th - 19th century

Style / Culture

Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Copper, Brass, Enamel, Iron, Wicker

Physical description

Painted enamel; flowers and ornaments in colours on a white ground

Exhibitions

• Imagine (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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