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

Dish

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and moulded in the form of two lettuce-leaves laid partially one over the other, and printed with 'The Tea Party' depicting a lady and gentleman in period costume and seated at a table drinking tea in a garden which has a statue in the distance, and in the foreground are a dog, cat and musical instruments, and a black servant approaches from behind with a kettle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel and moulded
Brief description
Dish of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and moulded in the form of two lettuce-leaves laid partially one over the other, with an engraving by Robert Hancock, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and moulded in the form of two lettuce-leaves laid partially one over the other, and printed with 'The Tea Party' depicting a lady and gentleman in period costume and seated at a table drinking tea in a garden which has a statue in the distance, and in the foreground are a dog, cat and musical instruments, and a black servant approaches from behind with a kettle.
Dimensions
  • Length: 26.4cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
The engraving is by Hancock, and an engraving of 'The Tea Party' appears on pl. 84 of The Artist's Vade Mecum, 3rd edition, published in 1776
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Lyons, London, for £2 in May 1870
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 630 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:500-1885

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2009
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