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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

ca. 1790-ca. 1798 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain teapot and cover decorated with gilt diaper and upper border of gold and green leaf guilloche and pink ribbon.


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, gilt diaper decoration with guilloche and pink ribbon border, by Potter and Blancheron's porcelain factory, France, ca. 1790-ca. 1798.
Physical description
Porcelain teapot and cover decorated with gilt diaper and upper border of gold and green leaf guilloche and pink ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Potter' surmounted by 'B' over '4' (Painted in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.370&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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