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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1756-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot of soft-paste porcelain. Octagonal, with loop handle and domed lid. Painted with Chinoiserie figures of a lady and a boy, trees and rocks, in blue red and gold; border 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, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamel and gilt
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt, made by Richard Chaffers Factory, England (Liverpool), ca. 1756-60
Physical description
Coffee pot of soft-paste porcelain. Octagonal, with loop handle and domed lid. Painted with Chinoiserie figures of a lady and a boy, trees and rocks, in blue red and gold; border of alternate floral and diaper patterns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Four simulated Chinese characters in blue
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 5.84, where dated ca. 1756-60
Collection
Accession number
C.636&A-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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