Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, moulded, reeded and decorated with sprays of flowers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Coffee pot and domed cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, moulded and reeded, made by Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, moulded, reeded and decorated with sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Dalgleish, London, for £1 in January 1869.
Acquired as Bow porcelain.
Production
Register - the painting on Sch. I 330-332 appears to be by the same hand. Thread like stalks are a noticeable feature.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 331&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:120/&A-1885

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2009
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