Tournay
Teapot and Cover
1985 (made)
1985 (made)
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Porcelain teapot and cover, decoration printed and painted in underglaze and overglaze colours with festoons hang from a blue border round the shoulder embellished with gilding. Below are two vignettes, one on each side with birds on bushes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Tournay (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with printed and painted decoration and gilding |
| Brief description | 'Tournay' teapot and cover, probably produced in the Far East for the Franklin Mint after the V&A's collections, 1985. |
| Physical description | Porcelain teapot and cover, decoration printed and painted in underglaze and overglaze colours with festoons hang from a blue border round the shoulder embellished with gilding. Below are two vignettes, one on each side with birds on bushes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Royal arms encircled by 'VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM' / 'Mennecy' and 'FINE PORCELAIN ©1985 FRANKLIN MINT', all within a laurel wreath. |
| Credit line | Given by the Franklin Mint Ltd. |
| Object history | This is one of a set of teapots (C.10 to 22-1990) reproduced by the Franklin Mint after examples in the V&A's collections and marketed as the Victoria and Albert Museum Porcelain Teapot Collection. This teapot is copied from a Tournay teapot C.1656-1919. An explanatory collectors' card is in the Object Information file, together with an account of the Franklin Mint's marketing strategy. For the display cabinet see C.21-1990. |
| Production | Probably produced in the Far East. Contract signed with V&A in 1984; first launched in USA in September 1985 and subsequently in the UK. |
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| Associated object | C.1656-1919 (Original) |
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| Accession number | C.22A&B-1990 |
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| Record created | October 20, 1998 |
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