coffee-pot
- Museum number
- 1970,0104.47
- Description
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Coffee-pot and cover of hard paste porcelain. Pear-shaped with high-domed cover surmounted by raised flower and two leaves in relief; scrolled handle and long, curved spout. Painted in underglaze blue with a lattice border design around top of pot and edge of cover and on the body with a floral design known as the 'Mansfield' pattern.
- Production date
- 1768-1770
- Dimensions
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Height: 23.60 centimetres (with lid)
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Height: 19 centimetres (without lid)
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Width: 12 centimetres (Without spout and handle)
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Width: 19 centimetres (with spout and handle)
- Curator's comments
- For coffee pot with same pattern see Bonhams Catalogue 'The Susi and Ian Sutherland Collection of Blue and White Porcelain,' 3rd October 2007, Lot 226, p85.
The Mansfield pattern was also used at the Worcester factory. A close connection between the decorative styles of the Plymouth and Worcester factories has been presumed as a result of an advert in the Worcester Journal, March 22nd 1770:
"China ware painters wanted for the Plymouth New Invented Porcelain Manufactory.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Chipped petals on flower knopf and a historic repair.
Some small flaws in glaze and iron spotting. Firing crack to underside of handle. (Manufacturing faults).
- Acquisition date
- 1970
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1970,0104.47
