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

Mustard Pot

ca. 1777-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mustard pot with cover and spoon of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Pot
  • Cover
  • Spoon
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief
Brief description
Mustard pot with cover and spoon of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1777-90
Physical description
Mustard pot with cover and spoon of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief.
Marks and inscriptions
A crescent (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For part of the pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E18, where dated to ca. 1777-90
Collection
Accession number
C.184 to B-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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