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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 covered with mottled maroon-coloured enamel, and reserved with shaped panels bordered with richly gilt rococo and painted with festoons of flowers


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 covered with mottled maroon-coloured enamel, and reserved with shaped panels bordered with richly gilt rococo and painted with festoons of flowers
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Sign for tin (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Miss S.P. Fox, Knightsbridge, for £15 15 shillings in November 1868
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 737&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:720/&A-1885

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2009
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