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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1747-49 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot of soft-paste porcelain. Cylindrical body with spreading base, the spout moulded in relief with flowers and foliage, scroll handle. Domed lid surmounted by an oval knob with pointed tip. Painted in underglaze blue with landscapes with flowering plants, pavilions and rocks; borders of alternate floral and diaper patterns.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, the spout moulded in relief, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1747-49
Physical description
Coffee pot of soft-paste porcelain. Cylindrical body with spreading base, the spout moulded in relief with flowers and foliage, scroll handle. Domed lid surmounted by an oval knob with pointed tip. Painted in underglaze blue with landscapes with flowering plants, pavilions and rocks; borders of alternate floral and diaper patterns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Watney, Bernard. English blue and white porcelain of the eighteenth century, 2nd ed., London: Faber and Faber, 1973
  • For this group of wares, see Anton Gabszewicz, 'Bow Porcelain: the Incised 'R' Marked Group and Associated Wares', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, vol. 17, part 2 (2000), pp. 275-294, where dated ca. 1747-49
Collection
Accession number
C.634&A-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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