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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

Teapot and Cover

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

Teapot and cover of salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels
Brief description
Teapot and cover of salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire and painted in the Netherlands, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ps. ANNA' (Painted above the portrait of Princess Anne.)
  • 'Pr. W : C : H : F' (Painted above the portrait of William. The initials stand for Prins Willem Carel Hendrik Friso.)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Perhaps made to commemorate the succession of William IV as Stadtholder of Holland in 1747.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 223&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:973&A-1885

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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