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

Coffee Pot and Cover

1778-1788 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Decorated with fruit and floral sprays within an oval cartouche surrounded by sprigs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1778-88
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Decorated with fruit and floral sprays within an oval cartouche surrounded by sprigs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'5' [disguised] (Printed in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern on a similar coffee pot, see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns, 2012, cat. D03
Collection
Accession number
C.102&A-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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