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

Coffee Cup

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup made for the Turkish market, possibly by Ansbach porcelain factory, Germany, late 18th century, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Coffee cup made for the Turkish market, possibly by Ansbach porcelain factory, Germany, late 18th century, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'a' and crossed swords with two dots (Painted in underglaze blue)
  • 'model' (Inscribed)
Gallery label
Coffee cup (made for the Turkish market) Possibly made by Ansbach porcelain factory, Germany late 18th century Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt C.30-1956 J. A. Tulk Bequest German coffee cups intended for the Turkish market were expected to bear the crossed swords mark of Meissen as a sign of Western manufacture.(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Object history
German coffee cups intended for the Turkish market were expected to bear the crossed swords mark of Meissen as a sign of Western manufacture.
Collection
Accession number
C.30-1956

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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