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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Teapot Stand

ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot stand of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated inside with a table, three vases containing fruit and flowers and two flying birds in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: One foot partially replaced.
Glaze: Pinkish white.
Shape: The feet are either moulded or cut out with a punch-like cutter. They are attached with clay pads applied to the side of the foot nearest to the centre of the stand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Teapot stand, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue with Chinese 'antique vessels' design, probably made in London, England, about 1720
Physical description
Teapot stand of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated inside with a table, three vases containing fruit and flowers and two flying birds in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: One foot partially replaced.
Glaze: Pinkish white.
Shape: The feet are either moulded or cut out with a punch-like cutter. They are attached with clay pads applied to the side of the foot nearest to the centre of the stand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Height: Ht. 3.8 cms (1 1/2 ins).() Diameter: D. 12.7 cms (5 ins)
Credit line
Given by Miss F. M. Soko
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
Other number
G26. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.4-1981

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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