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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Teapot and Cover

1770-1777 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and moulded with wavy fluting in the hollows of which are fronds, and the surface has been divided into panels painted with floral and scrolled designs, alternately red on white and white outlined in gold and dark blue..


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and moulded with wavy fluting in the hollows, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1777
Physical description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and moulded with wavy fluting in the hollows of which are fronds, and the surface has been divided into panels painted with floral and scrolled designs, alternately red on white and white outlined in gold and dark blue..
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 14cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Conjoined anchor and 'D' (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on underside)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Morgan, London, for £1 5 shillings in October 1866
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 404&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:450/&A-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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