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

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1780-1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple and over-painted with enamels. Cover of hard-paste porcelain. Transfer-painted with an exotic bird in a landscape, and over-painted in red, yellow, green, blue and brown. The handle is shaded in brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard and soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple and over-painted with enamels
Brief description
Teapot of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple and over-painted with enamels. Cover of hard-paste porcelain. Seth Pennington's factory, Liverpool, ca. 1780-85
Physical description
Teapot of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple and over-painted with enamels. Cover of hard-paste porcelain. Transfer-painted with an exotic bird in a landscape, and over-painted in red, yellow, green, blue and brown. The handle is shaded in brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
The cover is a restoration, made of hard-paste porcelain and does not belong to the teapot.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1191/&A-1924

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Record createdJune 5, 2009
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