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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; the ground is painted in blue enamel veined in darker blue in imitation of marble and reserved with gilt cresting; with large panels bordered with rich rococo scrollwork and painted with festoons of flowers and fruit


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Teapot and cover, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Teapot and cover, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; the ground is painted in blue enamel veined in darker blue in imitation of marble and reserved with gilt cresting; with large panels bordered with rich rococo scrollwork and painted with festoons of flowers and fruit
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Diameter: 16.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Sign for tin (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr C. Prideaux, Knightsbridge, for £50 in November 1868
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 735&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:716/&A-1885

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2009
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