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

Custard Cup and Cover

ca. 1785-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Custard cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and round the cover and the upper part of the cup is a band of cornflowers and foliage on a continuous stem.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Custard Cup
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Custard cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1785-1800
Physical description
Custard cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and round the cover and the upper part of the cup is a band of cornflowers and foliage on a continuous stem.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in purple on underside)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:463/1, 2-1885 (Sch. I 417&A)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Van der Pluym, Rotterdam, for 7 shillings 6 pence in November 1872
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London : Faber&Faber, 1948. pp. 116, 124, pl. 50D.
Other number
Sch. I 417B&C - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:463/A1, A2-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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