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

Caudle Cup, Cover and Saucer

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caudle (?) cup, cover and saucer of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Imari ware, and decorated with vertical or radiating panels enclosing various diaper designs or floral sprays, and the panels are broken at intervals by chrysanthemums.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Cups
  • Cover
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Caudle (?) cup, cover and saucer of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Imari ware, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Caudle (?) cup, cover and saucer of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Imari ware, and decorated with vertical or radiating panels enclosing various diaper designs or floral sprays, and the panels are broken at intervals by chrysanthemums.
Marks and inscriptions
Four simulated Japanese characters within a double circle (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Martin, Cheltenham, for £5 5 shillings in September 1866
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 532 to B - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:663/ to B-1885

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2009
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