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

Teapot

1725-1727 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain. Squat shape; loop handle with leaf-moulded ends; strongly curved spout spring from a grotesque mask with features in black and red. Domed cover with gilt ball knob. Painted with Chinoiserie figures, Indian flowers, birds and butterflies. Cover painted with Indian flowers and an border of Japanese-style diaper and flower ornament in colours and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Teapot with cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1725-1727.
Physical description
Teapot with cover of hard-paste porcelain. Squat shape; loop handle with leaf-moulded ends; strongly curved spout spring from a grotesque mask with features in black and red. Domed cover with gilt ball knob. Painted with Chinoiserie figures, Indian flowers, birds and butterflies. Cover painted with Indian flowers and an border of Japanese-style diaper and flower ornament in colours and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Small crossed swords with curved guards and pommels (Factory mark, in black)
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.139&A-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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