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A green porcelain teapot with a gold framed portrait of Josephine Bonaparte on the body, gold z…
Teapot
A green porcelain teapot with a gold framed portrait of Josephine Bonaparte on the body, gold z…
A green porcelain teapot with a gold framed portrait of Josephine Bonaparte on the body, gold zoomorphic handle and spot with white foliate accents and a collar of gilded hearts around the neck.
Teapot, Sevres Porcelain, c. 1844, porcelain, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Teapot

Maker (French, Founded 1752)
Artist
Datec. 1844
Mediumporcelain
DimensionsTeapot: 8 7/8 × 9 1/4 inches (22.5 × 23.5 cm)
Lid: 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (6.4 × 7 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark annotated on the bottom: M. Imp le de Sevres
Credit LineBequest of Sylvia and Frank Ferst Collection.
Object number1988.2.37.a-.b
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis teapot from a four piece tea and coffee service features portraits of Josephine and Pauline Bonaparte by artist O. Brun. Even before the French revolution, the initially severe style of Neoclassicism had begun to turn grandiose and ornate in the royal court. This trend deepened with the rise of Napoleon. The Empire style was marked by lavish gilding, strong colours, and references to politics and military conquests - Napoleon's ultimately unsuccessful expedition to Egypt sparked a fashion for "Neo-Egyptian" wares. In 1800 Napoleon, as Minister of the Interior, recognized the enormous political value of Sèvres porcelain. The factory concentrated on tableware and larger decorative pieces such as vases and table centrepieces, much of it for the government to use or give as diplomatic presents.
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