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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1754-56 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot of soft-paste porcelain. Barrel-shaped body with scroll handle, flat lid with an applied leaf, and knob in the form of a stylised fruit; the spout moulded in relief with scrollwork. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes, much blurred.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Teapot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, made by Longton Hall porcelain factory, England (Staffordshire), ca. 1754-56
Physical description
Teapot of soft-paste porcelain. Barrel-shaped body with scroll handle, flat lid with an applied leaf, and knob in the form of a stylised fruit; the spout moulded in relief with scrollwork. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes, much blurred.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Bears a painter's mark but it is illegible.)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
This piece is very probably Longton Hall (Dr. Bernard Watney, Stamford Brook House, London, W6, 14/09/1954).
Production
Previously attributed to Liverpool in the register.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.627&A-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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