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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 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed and over-painted in black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed and over-painted in black
Brief description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed and over-painted in black, probably John Pennington's factory, Liverpool, ca. 1780
Physical description
Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed and over-painted in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
Decorated with a design adapted from a painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau entitled 'La Cascade' or 'The Fountain' in the Wallace Collection, London, collection number P395.
Production
For a pair of teabowls and saucers with a lighter print of this design and similar border see 414:789&A-1885.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1287/&A-1924

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Record createdJune 10, 2009
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