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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Coffee Pot

ca. 1754-ca. 1762 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot, tin-glazed earthenware, pear-shaped body with zoomorphic spout and handle with old-man's face; the details picked out in blue and one side painted with an elaborate rococo cartouche. Lacking cover.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Coffee pot, tin-glazed earthenware, pear-shaped body with zoomorphic spout and handle, lacking cover, Paul Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, about 1754-1762
Physical description
Coffee pot, tin-glazed earthenware, pear-shaped body with zoomorphic spout and handle with old-man's face; the details picked out in blue and one side painted with an elaborate rococo cartouche. Lacking cover.
Marks and inscriptions
'PH' (in monogram painted in blue)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Lane Memorial Fund
Collection
Accession number
C.756-1936

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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