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

Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel colours. Painted with detached sprays of flowers in pink, red, green, turquoise-blue and grey. Scrolled line border in red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel colours
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel colours, Worcester, ca. 1765-75
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel colours. Painted with detached sprays of flowers in pink, red, green, turquoise-blue and grey. Scrolled line border in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Previously attributed to Philip Christian's factory, Liverpool. Possibly a Worcester piece decorated in Liverpool style, perhaps as a replacement for, or an addition to, a Philip Christian service. Note that details such as the knop and glaze free underside to the cover flange are characteristic of Worcester.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1196/&A-1924

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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