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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and moulded in the form of large overlapping leaves and insects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded in the form of large overlapping leaves and insects, Derby porcelain factory, ca. 1750
Physical description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and moulded in the form of large overlapping leaves and insects.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Walker, Bath, for £1 in December 1866.
Acquired as Bow porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch.I 36&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:119&/A-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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