Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tea Caddy and Cover

1705-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square fluted tea caddy and cover, painted in colours and yellow enamel. Marks 'R', painted in blue surrounded by four dots, painted in green and 'H.S.s.', painted in red (caddy) and 'R', painted in purple surrounded by four dots painted in blue (inside cover).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Canister
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, painted with colours and enamel
Brief description
Square fluted tea caddy and cover, moulded tin-glazed earthenware, painted with colours and yellow enamel, made at the factory "De Roos", Delft, 1705-25
Physical description
Square fluted tea caddy and cover, painted in colours and yellow enamel. Marks 'R', painted in blue surrounded by four dots, painted in green and 'H.S.s.', painted in red (caddy) and 'R', painted in purple surrounded by four dots painted in blue (inside cover).
Dimensions
  • Width: 7.3cm
  • Height: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'R' (Painted in blue)
  • 'H.S.s.' (Painted in red on caddy)
  • 'R' (Painted in purple on cover)
Gallery label
Tea caddy and cover made at the factory "De Roos", Delft, Netherlands 1705-25 Marks: 'R', painted in blue and 'H.S.s.', painted in red (caddy) and R', painted in purple (cover) Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, painted with colours and yellow enamel 136&A-1887 Formerly Fétis collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Formerly Fétis collection.
Production
Cf. our 135-1887. MvA wrote 'in blauw uitgespaard' what does this mean?
Bibliographic references
  • Lahaussois, Christine. Faïences de Delft. Paris, 1998. Catalogue entry 119.
  • The Hague II. 2001. Cat. 88, ill. 182 p.
Collection
Accession number
136&A-1887

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest