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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

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

Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Domed shaped body painted with two panels, one showing two galloping horsemen against a background of castles and mountains; the other two horsemen crossing a ford, on the cover a formal foliated pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in grey monochrome and gilt
Brief description
Teapot and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Austria (Vienna), ca. 1730-40
Physical description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Domed shaped body painted with two panels, one showing two galloping horsemen against a background of castles and mountains; the other two horsemen crossing a ford, on the cover a formal foliated pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
V&A Picture Book no.9: Teapots p.6
Collection
Accession number
C.568&A-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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