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

Theiere Calabre

Teapot
ca. 1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teapot of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cover missing. Round form. On a vert pomme ground are two panels, one on either side, edged with gilt floral scrollwork and contains cherubs among clouds, one with two garlands of flowers and the other releasing a bird. Plain white spout and double ended ear-shaped handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTheiere Calabre (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Teapot of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, ca. 1758.
Physical description
Teapot of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cover missing. Round form. On a vert pomme ground are two panels, one on either side, edged with gilt floral scrollwork and contains cherubs among clouds, one with two garlands of flowers and the other releasing a bird. Plain white spout and double ended ear-shaped handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm
  • Diameter: 7.7cm
  • Maximum width: 13.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 'M' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown)
  • '4' (Incised)
  • 'a' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1423-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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