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

Tea Caddy

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

Tea caddy of soft-paste porcelain, oviform, no cover. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a landscape and an angler in a boat; border of diaper pattern and cresting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Tea caddy, oviform, no cover, soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, England (Liverpool), ca. 1785-90
Physical description
Tea caddy of soft-paste porcelain, oviform, no cover. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a landscape and an angler in a boat; border of diaper pattern and cresting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 9.49a, where dated ca. 1785-90
Collection
Accession number
C.420-1924

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Record createdApril 30, 2009
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