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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Coffee Pot

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

Coffee pot of salt-glazed stoneware and painted with enamels, and conical in shape with a loop handle of flattened section and faceted spout terminating in a snake's head, and painted with flowers and rocks in red, blue, green, purple and white, and at the top is a border of turquoise diaper and flowers in panels, and a foliate spray in red are on the spout and handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels
Brief description
Coffee pot of salt-glazed stoneware and painted with enamels, and conical in shape with a loop handle of flattened section and faceted spout terminating in a snake's head, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Coffee pot of salt-glazed stoneware and painted with enamels, and conical in shape with a loop handle of flattened section and faceted spout terminating in a snake's head, and painted with flowers and rocks in red, blue, green, purple and white, and at the top is a border of turquoise diaper and flowers in panels, and a foliate spray in red are on the spout and handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 178 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1005-1885

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
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