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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
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.

Coffee Cup and Saucer

1759 to 1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer, decorated on a claret coloured ground with a figure in fancy costume seated among flowering plants and birds in a Rococo medallion reserved in white on a claret coloured ground and surrounded by a gold border of trellis work and flowers


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with painted and gilded designs
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer, decorated on a claret coloured ground with painted and gilded Rococo decoration, England, Chelsea, 1759-69.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer, decorated on a claret coloured ground with a figure in fancy costume seated among flowering plants and birds in a Rococo medallion reserved in white on a claret coloured ground and surrounded by a gold border of trellis work and flowers
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • anchor in gold paint (Chelsea porcelain factory mark)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Emily S. Thomson
Collection
Accession number
523F&G-1902

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Record createdJune 9, 2004
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