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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 and Cover

second half of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee-pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Painted with insects and sprigs of leaves in red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Coffee-pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, second half of 18th century
Physical description
Coffee-pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Painted with insects and sprigs of leaves in red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A six-pointed star (In red)
  • 'N' (Incised)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
448&A-1869

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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