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

Cup

ca. 1755-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Staight sided cup curving into narrow foot rim of V-section. Ear shaped handle. Moulded applied flowers and buds connected with thread like sprigged stems. Lambrequin borders around the base and inside the rim. Painted in enamels on the body with sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in iron red and moulded
Brief description
Cup, soft-paste porcelain painted in iron red, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1755-1760
Physical description
Staight sided cup curving into narrow foot rim of V-section. Ear shaped handle. Moulded applied flowers and buds connected with thread like sprigged stems. Lambrequin borders around the base and inside the rim. Painted in enamels on the body with sprays of flowers.
Credit line
Given by Mr R. J. Charleston
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.19-1959

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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