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

Teapot

ca.1780-85 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with festoons and wreaths of laurel, and enclosing star-like rosettes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Teapot, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca.1780-85
Physical description
Teapot, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with festoons and wreaths of laurel, and enclosing star-like rosettes.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a portion of a tea and coffee service C.379 to R-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.379 to B-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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