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

Coffee-Pot and Cover

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee-pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with scroll handle and slightly domed cover. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie design on one side with figures, bridge, pavilion and rocks, and on the other, trees in enamel colours.


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 and enamels
Brief description
Coffee-pot and cover, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and enamel colours, England (Worcester), ca. 1755
Physical description
Coffee-pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with scroll handle and slightly domed cover. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie design on one side with figures, bridge, pavilion and rocks, and on the other, trees in enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.7cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
An incised cross and a stroke
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.930&A-1924

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Record createdMay 28, 2009
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