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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. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Miniature coffee pot and cover, pear-shaped with loop handle and domed cover (knob and part of top restored). Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes with pavilions; scalloped line borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Miniature coffee pot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, England (Liverpool), 1780-90.
Physical description
Miniature coffee pot and cover, pear-shaped with loop handle and domed cover (knob and part of top restored). Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes with pavilions; scalloped line borders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.839&A-1924

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Record createdMay 22, 2009
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