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

Coffee Cup

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, cylindrical, and with the initials 'J G' on the front. Decorated with a wide border of anthemion ornament and the surface is covered with a vermiculated pattern in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1810.
Physical description
Coffee cup of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, cylindrical, and with the initials 'J G' on the front. Decorated with a wide border of anthemion ornament and the surface is covered with a vermiculated pattern in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J G' (On the front in gold)
  • 'B F B' under a crown (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a tea and coffee service C.492 to BB-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.492W-1935

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Record createdJuly 14, 2009
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