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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Standard Ware

Teapot
1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot with a rounded body and flattened top, decorated with an incised oak-leaf motif.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
TitleStandard Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, with celadon glaze and incised decoration
Brief description
Teapot; porcelain; Leach Pottery Standard Ware; British; 1949.
Physical description
Teapot with a rounded body and flattened top, decorated with an incised oak-leaf motif.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 27.20cm
  • Height: 15.90cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SI' in monogram' impressed
Object history
Acquisition details: the pottery

RF number: 49/3228
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.170&A-1950

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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