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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1758-ca. 1762 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped; moulded in relief with leaf pattern; domed lid and scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with flowering sprays and insects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, the body thrown in a mould, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, made by Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1758-1762
Physical description
Coffee pot of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped; moulded in relief with leaf pattern; domed lid and scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with flowering sprays and insects.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Branyan, Lawrence, Neal French and John Sandon. Worcester blue and white porcelain 1751-1790: an illustrated encyclopaedia of the patterns. 2nd ed., London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, No. I.E.6
  • Spero, Simon & John Sandon. Worcester porcelain, 1751-1790: the Zorensky collection Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club, c1996, No. 544
Collection
Accession number
C.641&A-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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