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

Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1785-ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped body moulded with vertical reeding and painted in underglaze blue with conventional sprays in the manner of Meissen porcelain. The lid has a knob in the form of a flower bud.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1785-1790
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped body moulded with vertical reeding and painted in underglaze blue with conventional sprays in the manner of Meissen porcelain. The lid has a knob in the form of a flower bud.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Diameter: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords in underglaze blue on the base
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.352&A-1924

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Record createdApril 28, 2009
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