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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1800-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of cream-coloured earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and over-painted with enamels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and over-painted with enamels
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of cream-coloured earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and over-painted with enamels, made in Holitsch (now Holic), Slovakia, ca. 1800-1820.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of cream-coloured earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and over-painted with enamels.
Marks and inscriptions
'12 / Hollitsch' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Cup and saucer Made in Holitsch (now Holic), Slovakia about 1800-20 Mark: '12 Hollitsch', impressed Cream-coloured earthenware, printed in black and overpainted in enamel colours C.183-1922 Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maud Louise Allen)(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.183&A-1922

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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