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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This teapot was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. It was donated to the V&A by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The company won many medals and awards at the international exhibitions which were a feature of the late 19th century. This teapot was displayed at the 1871 Annual International Exhibition held in London.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Teapot Lid
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Teapot and cover, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colour, Morocco (Fez), ca. 1870
Physical description
Teapot with handle. Polychrome decoration with blobs of unfired red pigment applied over the glaze. Green glaze on handle.
Dimensions
  • (including lid) height: 15cm
  • (maximum width) width: 22cm
Credit line
Given by George Maw
Object history
Accessions register entry: 'Tea Pot with Cover. Glazed earthenware, with decoration in bright colours. Moorish (Fez). (Annual International Exhibition, 1871.) H 5 3/4 in., diam. of base 3 in. Given by G. Maw, Esq.'
Summary
This teapot was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. It was donated to the V&A by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The company won many medals and awards at the international exhibitions which were a feature of the late 19th century. This teapot was displayed at the 1871 Annual International Exhibition held in London.
Collection
Accession number
1568&A-1871

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Record createdJune 24, 2008
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