Teapot, Hendrik Danielsz van Pruysen (attributed to), 1696

Teapot, Hendrik Danielsz van Pruysen (attributed to), 1696

silver, bone, h 12.1cm × w 21.5cm × d 11.8cm More details

This is an early example of a Dutch silver teapot. The decoration of engraved vases with flowers has been separately made and applied on to the punched ground. This technique, known as ‘cut card’, was based on Chinese silver prototypes.