Teapot, 1671–1708, Dutch, Delft, Red earthenware, silver, Overall (confirmed): 4 3/4 × 7 5/16 × 4 7/8 in. (12.1 × 18.6 × 12.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Factory of Arij de Milde, The teapot was made by the Delft factory of Arij de Milde, known for its red wares made in imitation of Chinese Yixing wares. In the Netherlands, the practice of tea drinking became popular among the nobility and wealthy merchant class beginning in the late 1660s and 1670s, creating demand for imported Chinese redware teapots
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Teapot, 1671–1708, Dutch, Delft, Red earthenware, silver, Overall, confirmed, 4 3/4, 7 5/16, 7/8, 12.1, 18.6, 12.4 cm, Ceramics-Pottery, Factory of Arij de Milde, teapot, Delft factory, Arij de, Milde, red wares, imitation, Chinese Yixing, wares, Netherlands, practice, tea drinking, popular, nobility, wealthy merchant, class, late 1660s, 1670s, creating demand, imported Chinese, redware, teapots
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