Teapot thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 1

Teapot

ca. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot decorated with birds of various species, carefully painted in their natural colours, grouped in a landscape on either side and flying separately, and with small insects and various formal borders in red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Teapot with cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1780-1790
Physical description
Teapot decorated with birds of various species, carefully painted in their natural colours, grouped in a landscape on either side and flying separately, and with small insects and various formal borders in red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords with star (Factory mark, in blue)
  • '115' (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a tea-and-coffee service. (C.353 to 369-1914, and C.149-1934)
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.354&A-1914

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Record createdMay 9, 2000
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