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

Coffee Pot

ca. 1752-53 (made)
Place of origin

Coffee pot (without lid) of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie lake-scenes with boats and bridges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee pot (without lid), soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, England, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1752-53
Physical description
Coffee pot (without lid) of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie lake-scenes with boats and bridges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Branyan, Lawrence, Neal French and John Sandon. Worcester blue and white porcelain 1751-1790: an illustrated encyclopaedia of the patterns. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1981. p. 40, cat. I.A.1, where dated 1751-53
Collection
Accession number
C.480-1924

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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