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

Teapot and Cover

1771 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with purple en camaïeuenamel and gilded. Two oval medallions with gilt edges, one with two draped classical figures seated beneath a tree, and the other with a classical female lying under a cliff with bunches of grapes about her and a basket of them on her arm.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with purple <i>en camaïeu</i>enamel and gilded
Brief description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with purple enamel and gilded, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Frankenthal, dated 1771.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with purple en camaïeuenamel and gilded. Two oval medallions with gilt edges, one with two draped classical figures seated beneath a tree, and the other with a classical female lying under a cliff with bunches of grapes about her and a basket of them on her arm.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C.T.' [in monogram]under a crown (In blue)
  • '71' (In underglaze blue)
  • 'H' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1548&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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