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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1775-1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Globular teapot, with curving spout, loop handle, and low domed cover surmounted by a bud and tendril finial. Printed in blue with a version of the Worcester and Caughley 'Fence' pattern. The mouth and cover are painted with paired rings in underglaze blue, and the base is painted with a crescent in underglaze blue (in imitation of the mark of the Worcester factory).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft paste porcelain, thrown and turned, with moulded spout and finial, transfer-printed in cobalt blue under a soft lead glaze
Brief description
Teapot and cover, soft paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Lowestoft Porcelain Factory, Lowestoft, about 1775-85
Physical description
Globular teapot, with curving spout, loop handle, and low domed cover surmounted by a bud and tendril finial. Printed in blue with a version of the Worcester and Caughley 'Fence' pattern. The mouth and cover are painted with paired rings in underglaze blue, and the base is painted with a crescent in underglaze blue (in imitation of the mark of the Worcester factory).
Credit line
Given by Mrs Betty French
Collection
Accession number
C.70:1, 2-1999

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Record createdFebruary 8, 2000
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