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Punch Pot

A work made of salt-glazed stoneware, polychrome enamels.
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  • A work made of salt-glazed stoneware, polychrome enamels.

Date:

1755/65

Artist:

England, Staffordshire

About this artwork

Considerably larger than a teapot, this vessel was probably used for punch, a hot drink made with red wine and spices that was a popular beverage in 18th-century England. The naturalism of the handle and spout, modeled in the form of crabapple branches, contrasts with the imaginative freedom of the colorful painted figures. The unknown artist took these vignettes from a series of prints engraved after the work of the French artist François Boucher (1703–1770).

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Punch Pot

Place

Staffordshire (Object made in)

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1755–1765

Medium

Salt-glazed stoneware, polychrome enamels

Dimensions

19.7 × 31 × 20.1 cm (7 3/4 × 12 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles Netcher II

Reference Number

1935.179a-b

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