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Tea Service

Chantilly Porcelain Manufactoryabout 1730–1735

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A tea pot, lidded sugar bowl, and two cups and saucers made of soft-paste porcelain fit neatly onto a flat, lobed tray. These pieces are all shaped in the form of stylized leaves. Unusually, the set does not include a milk jug; as there is no room for one on the tray, one was evidently never made for this set.

Each element of this tea service is covered with a tin glaze, giving it an even creamy-white color as a ground for the enameled decoration. The "yellow squirrel" pattern repeated on each piece was copied from Japanese porcelain. The Prince de Condé, owner of the Chantilly Manufactory, had a large collection of Japanese ceramics, which frequently inspired the factory's porcelain painters. The "yellow squirrel" pattern is composed of two rigidly arranged sheaves of wheat contained by turquoise-colored bamboo poles with a yellow squirrel and blue and green flowers.

Details

  • Title: Tea Service
  • Creator: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
  • Date Created: about 1730–1735
  • Location Created: Chantilly, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 2.1 × 22.4 × 22.7 cm (13/16 × 8 13/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
  • Type: Tea service
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 82.DE.167
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory (French, active about 1730 - 1805)
  • Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)

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