Punch Pot, 1745-1755
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Well-to-do 18th-century households used punch pots to transfer punch from a warming kettle to a punch bowl during large gatherings--or if the party was more intimate, hosts could serve directly from the pot. Pottery in China designed this vessel to appeal to fashionable Western audiences--the shape imitates earlier western-made teapots, and the landscape decoration appealed to contemporary tastes.
Well-to-do 18th-century households used punch pots to transfer punch from a warming kettle to a punch bowl during large gatherings--or if the party was more intimate, hosts could serve directly from the pot. Pottery in China designed this vessel to appeal to fashionable Western audiences--the shape imitates earlier western-made teapots, and the landscape decoration appealed to contemporary tastes.
Artifact
Punch pot
Date Made
1745-1755
Place of Creation
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
67.129.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Glaze
Technique
Gilding (Technique)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Length: 9.125 in
Diameter: 6 in
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