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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1761 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Staffordshire (made)

Staffordshire potters rediscovered red stoneware in the mid-18th century. They made no attempt to copy the original Chinese prototypes, but invented completely new forms. This fine lathe-turned pot is securely datable to 1761. It bears an applied sprig of the newly crowned king, George III (ruled 1760-1820), and his equally new queen.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
SCRAN
Object type
Teapot and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Red stoneware, moulded
Stoneware
Moulded
Brief description
Teapot and cover of red stoneware, Staffordshire, about 1761.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of red stoneware, cylindrical with applied sprigs and with the crowned George III and his Queen Charlotte.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8cm
Gallery label
Teapot Made in Staffordshire, about 1761 Red stoneware with mould-applied decoration 3865&A-1853 The decoration includes figures of George III and Queen Charlotte being crowned.(23/05/2008)
Subject depicted
George (III, King of Great Britain and Ireland)
Summary
Staffordshire potters rediscovered red stoneware in the mid-18th century. They made no attempt to copy the original Chinese prototypes, but invented completely new forms. This fine lathe-turned pot is securely datable to 1761. It bears an applied sprig of the newly crowned king, George III (ruled 1760-1820), and his equally new queen.
Bibliographic references
  • Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X
  • p. 83 Hou Seng, Chan eds. Taste and Essence: Historical Tea Pieces from the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Artron Art Group: Beijing, 2013. ISBN 9789996502019.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3865&A-1853

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Record createdNovember 28, 2002
Record URL
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