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

Teapot

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Globular body painted with two bouquets of flowers. Spout in the form of a monster and a scroll handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Teapot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, decorated at The Hague, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Teapot of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Globular body painted with two bouquets of flowers. Spout in the form of a monster and a scroll handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A wheel under an Electorial Hat (In underglaze blue)
  • A stork (In blue enamel)
  • 'W / 1' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1630-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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