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

Coffee Pot and Lid

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and lid of salt-glazed stoneware. Matt lustrous dark brown overall. Lined with slip and lead glaze. Decorated with moulded decoration in relief depicting lion and dogs or cubs, lioness encircled by snake.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with applied decoration
Brief description
Coffee pot and lid, salt-glazed stoneware, Eccleshill, Yorkshire, ca. 1840
Physical description
Coffee pot and lid of salt-glazed stoneware. Matt lustrous dark brown overall. Lined with slip and lead glaze. Decorated with moulded decoration in relief depicting lion and dogs or cubs, lioness encircled by snake.
Dimensions
  • Coffee pot with lid height: 26.3cm
  • Spout to handle length: 27.7cm
  • Width: 17cm
Credit line
Purchased with the support of Sir Harry Djanogly CBE and with funds from the Hugh Phillips and Robert Stones Bequests
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hildyard, Robin. Browne Muggs: English brown stoneware. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985
Collection
Accession number
C.103:1, 2-2013

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Record createdJuly 22, 2013
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