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Objekt 13

Silver teapot for one person

Description

Teapots of emphatically small size were also called "egoistes". However, it was possible to prepare very strong tea in it and then "extend" it with hot water for several people.

Object description

Goldsmith: Johann Peter Schaltenbrand (1732-1809)

Basel, 1764-1782

Silver, chased; wooden handle

Inv. 1920.322.

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