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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1785 (made), ca. 1785-1792 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, fluted and with scalloped edges, painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilded


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Spft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, enamels and gilded
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilded, and fluted with a scalloped edge, possibly painted by George Davis ca. 1785-1792, possibly decorated by Chamberlain Worcester, made by Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca.1785.
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, fluted and with scalloped edges, painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
A crescent (In blue)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Smart, London, for £2 in 1867
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 597&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:642/&A-1885

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Record createdJanuary 26, 2009
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