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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1753-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel with a gentleman teaching a lady to play the flute, and they are seated on the ground near a monumental fountain which is surmounted by a urn, and a loggia and a beacon by the sea-shore are in the distance.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1753-55
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel with a gentleman teaching a lady to play the flute, and they are seated on the ground near a monumental fountain which is surmounted by a urn, and a loggia and a beacon by the sea-shore are in the distance.
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Dixon, Norwich, for £1 10 shillings in February 1872
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 632&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:670/&A-1885

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2009
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