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Artist/Maker	Susie Cooper China Ltd. (manufacturer) Cooper, Susie (designer)
Place of origin	Longton (made)

Bone china cup with straight-sides and an ear-shaped handle. Decorated with the printed design of "classic vista" in mushroom, green and yellow. The print features the lower floor of a palazzo and surrounds the body of the can, which on one side shows through a columned terrace, an open vista of Italianate architecture. The rim and the handle are gilt.

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Categories	Ceramics Bone China
Object type	Cup
Materials and techniques	Bone china with printed decoration Bone China Printed Gilt
Brief description	Cup, part of a coffee-set, bone china with printed decoration of "classic vista", designed by Susie Cooper, made by Susie Cooper China Ltd., England, 1958.
Physical description	Bone china cup with straight-sides and an ear-shaped handle. Decorated with the printed design of "classic vista" in mushroom, green and yellow. The print features the lower floor of a palazzo and surrounds the body of the can, which on one side shows through a columned terrace, an open vista of Italianate architecture. The rim and the handle are gilt.
Dimensions	Height: 6.5cm Diameter: 6.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Susie Cooper' (Printed in mushroom) '*' (Printed in mushroom) 'BONE CHINA' (Printed in mushroom) ENGLAND C990' (Printed in mushroom)
Object history	Part of a coffee-set [C.5 to L-1982].
Bibliographic reference	Woodhouse, Adrian. Elegance and Utility 1924-1978: The work of Susie Cooper, R.D.1. Catalogue of the exhibition, held at Sandersons, 1978. 17 p.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.5D-1982

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Record created	October 13, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O169248/cup-cooper-susie/

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