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

Teapot

ca. 1730-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. In pomegranate form, after a Chinese (Fujian) model. Relief-moulded with leaves and branches. Short spout, loop handle with ridged bosses. Cover formed as a branch and leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and glazed
Brief description
Teapot and cover, white-glazed hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730-40
Physical description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. In pomegranate form, after a Chinese (Fujian) model. Relief-moulded with leaves and branches. Short spout, loop handle with ridged bosses. Cover formed as a branch and leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
Credit line
Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.314&A-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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