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English: Teapot with Actresses

Italy, Venice
1720-7
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Vezzi porcelain factory, Venice, ca. 1725.
This tiny teapot is painted with female characters from Italian comedy. The Vezzi factory where it was made, played a key role in the history of European porcelain. The Vezzi brothers were involved in a series of incidents of industrial espionage. It was these actions that led to the secret of manufacturing Meissen porcelain becoming widely known

Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst

Collection ID: C.130&A-1940

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by David Jackson.

Date Photographed in February 2010
Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author David Jackson
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