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

Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1720 (made), 1725-1730 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain with applied decoration in gold leaf. Known as 'Dresden porcelain'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with applied decoration in gold leaf
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain with applied decoration in gold leaf, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1720, decoration added in Dresden 1725-1730.
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain with applied decoration in gold leaf. Known as 'Dresden porcelain'.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
35B&C-1908

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Record createdMarch 3, 2010
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