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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1793-1794 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain. On the cup is a view described "Near Critch, Derbyshire" and on the saucer a view described "Near the Trent Derbyshire". The views are in medallions, the rims of both pieces are encircled by a gilt wreath.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, painting attributed to Zachariah Boreman, manufactured by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1793-1794.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain. On the cup is a view described "Near Critch, Derbyshire" and on the saucer a view described "Near the Trent Derbyshire". The views are in medallions, the rims of both pieces are encircled by a gilt wreath.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in blue on underside)
  • '230' (Painted (overglaze) in blue on underside)
  • 'Near Critch Derbyshire' (Textual information painted (overglaze) on side of cup)
  • 'Near the Trent Derbyshire' (Textual information painted (overglaze) on saucer)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Pattern number 230 appears to have been introduced ca. 1793. Boreman left Derby in 1794.
Collection
Accession number
3026&A-1901

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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