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

Coffee Pot

ca. 1760-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. Pear-shaped body painted with two river-scenes with figures. Round the top is a narrow border of wicker-pattern moulded in relief. Scrollwork handle and jutting lip picked out in purple.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Coffee pot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded, Kloster-Veilsdorf porcelain factory, Thuringia, ca. 1760-1770.
Physical description
Coffee pot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. Pear-shaped body painted with two river-scenes with figures. Round the top is a narrow border of wicker-pattern moulded in relief. Scrollwork handle and jutting lip picked out in purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'CV' (In monogram in blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1618-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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