Caudle Pot and Cover thumbnail 1
Caudle Pot and Cover thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Caudle Pot and Cover

ca. 1705-1715 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Four floral sprays on the pot and two on the lid. The mouth of the pot has ornament based on ju-i lappets. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Glaze on lower part of spout and an area on pot to its left restored.
Glaze: White.
Shape: Handles rounded on the inside and grooved on the exterior.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Caudle Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blule
Brief description
Caudle pot and cover, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blule, London or Bristol, England, ca. 1705-1715
Physical description
Four floral sprays on the pot and two on the lid. The mouth of the pot has ornament based on ju-i lappets. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Glaze on lower part of spout and an area on pot to its left restored.
Glaze: White.
Shape: Handles rounded on the inside and grooved on the exterior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Height: 7 3/4 ins Diameter: 6 1/2 ins
Object history
Purchased from Mr F. Rathbone, London, 1899.
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
D17. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
790&A-1899

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJanuary 31, 2000
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest