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

Tea Canister and Cover

ca. 1775-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea canister and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Caddy
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels
Brief description
Tea canister and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1775-1780
Physical description
Tea canister and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C' (In underglaze blue This Caughley part tea service includes pieces with the Caughley C mark as well as crescent marks more normally associated with Worcester.)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this part-service, its attribution and its pattern, see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns, 2012, cat. C29, where the service is dated 1775-80
Collection
Accession number
C.109&A-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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