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

Teapot

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

Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Teapot and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords with pommels (Factory mark, in blue)
  • '24.' (In gold)
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Bequest
Object history
Part of a tea service (C.98 to 105-1931).
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.99&A-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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