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

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Teapot and Cover

ca. 1720-1727 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted with red enamel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Teapot Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief and painted with red enamel
Brief description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain, Vezzi porcelain factory, Venice, ca. 1720-1727.
Physical description
Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted with red enamel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'VEN: a' (In red)
  • 'A f' (Incised)
  • Transliteration
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Gallery label
Teapot Porcelain Mark: 'VEN: a', in red and 'A f' incised Italy (VENICE, VEZZI); about 1720-1727 Gift of Lt-Col. K. Dingwall D.S.O through the National Art Collections Fund C.29-1913 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
Cover was made later.
Collection
Accession number
C.29&A-1913

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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