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

Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A cross and '16' (In overglaze blue enamel)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from MacCarthy, Cheltenham, for 5 shillings in December 1866
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 769&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:772/&A-1885

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2009
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