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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Coffee Pot and Cover

1808-1818 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baluster-shaped coffee pot with bird's head finial to the spout and loop handle and flat cover with button finial, the body transfer-printed in black with circular medallions with 'Sépulchre de la Famille Metella 15' (tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome) and 'Arc de Septime Severe 12' (Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome), and the front with a cockerell and chicken


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • COFFEE-POT BODY
  • COFFEE-POT COVER
Materials and techniques
Creamware (faïence fine), transfer-printed in black
Brief description
Creamware coffee pot made at Creil pottery factory 1808-1818 and transfer-printed by Stone, Coquerel and Le Gros
Physical description
Baluster-shaped coffee pot with bird's head finial to the spout and loop handle and flat cover with button finial, the body transfer-printed in black with circular medallions with 'Sépulchre de la Famille Metella 15' (tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome) and 'Arc de Septime Severe 12' (Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome), and the front with a cockerell and chicken
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CREIL' impressed
  • '2' printed, and 'R' painted on pot and and '9' or '6' printed on cover, all in black
Gallery label
Gallery 128 Decant 2003 The subjects are identified as 'Sépulchre de la Famille Metella 15' (tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome) and 'Arc de Septime Severe 12' (Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome).(07/06/2004)
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.518&A-1920

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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