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

Teapot

ca. 1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, globular with loop handle. Painted in blue with a Chinoiserie design with figures in landscapes and with diaper and floral bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1756
Physical description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, globular with loop handle. Painted in blue with a Chinoiserie design with figures in landscapes and with diaper and floral bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 8.6cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
An arrow across a ring, in blue (A workman's mark datable to ca. 1756)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Reproduced by Franklin Mint 1986. See C.11A&B-1990.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.A.17, where dated 1755-65
Collection
Accession number
3241&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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