Art Institute of Chicago
Teapot
Marked by Matthäus Baur II (active Augsburg [now Germany], 1681–1728)
- Date
- c. 1700
- Medium
- Gilded silver and enameled copper
- Culture
- Augsburg
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The complex enamel scenes on this tea service represent the four classical elements: air, earth, fire, and water. On one saucer Cybele, an Anatolian mother goddess who ruled over nature, personifies earth, while attendants present her with a bounty of animals, flowers, and fruit. The enamel’s pristine condition suggests that this tea service was rarely used; more likely, it was reserved for display as part of a collector’s cabinet.
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- Object type
- AAT300411548
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