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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1715 (made), ca. 1720-1725 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded, moulded and applied in relief. Painted with small finches and insects, and with gilt borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded, moulded and applied in relief
Brief description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded, moulded and applied in relief, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1715, and decoration probably added ca. 1720-1725
Physical description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded, moulded and applied in relief. Painted with small finches and insects, and with gilt borders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Production
Decoration probably added ca. 1720-1725
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.547&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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