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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot of soft-paste porcelain. Globular body with loop handle; slightly domed lid with knob in the shape of a rosette, attached to a stem and leaves moulded in relief. Painted in underglaze blue with pavilion and lake scene in Chinese style; formal borders.


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 Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1768
Physical description
Teapot of soft-paste porcelain. Globular body with loop handle; slightly domed lid with knob in the shape of a rosette, attached to a stem and leaves moulded in relief. Painted in underglaze blue with pavilion and lake scene in Chinese style; formal borders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
The lid has a border different from that on the pot and perhaps belongs to another piece.
Production
Date given by John Howell in 1981
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howell, J., "Some notes of the introduction of polychrome decoration at Lowestoft" in ECC Trans, Vol. 9, pt. 3, 1975
Collection
Accession number
C.630&A-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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