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

Teapot and Cover

1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain teapot and lid painted with landscapes in puce, and with sprays and festoons of flowers 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 gilded
Brief description
Porcelain teapot and cover, white ground with landscapes, swags and sprays of flowers, made by Etoilles porcelain factory, France, 1770.
Physical description
Porcelain teapot and lid painted with landscapes in puce, and with sprays and festoons of flowers and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Etoille xbre 1770 Pelleve' (Incised on base)
Credit line
Given by Lt. Col. Kenneth Dingwall, DSO through Art Fund
Production
Dated 1770
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.330&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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