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

Beaker

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

Beaker of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; slender in shape and expands at the base and flares out at the mouth; painted with scattered bouquets and sprays of flowers, amongst which are a bunch of currants, and a butterfly and ladybird are in the intervals; beneath the mouth, below a narrow band of gilt scrolls, is a crimson line twined about with a stem of green foliage


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Beaker of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770
Physical description
Beaker of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; slender in shape and expands at the base and flares out at the mouth; painted with scattered bouquets and sprays of flowers, amongst which are a bunch of currants, and a butterfly and ladybird are in the intervals; beneath the mouth, below a narrow band of gilt scrolls, is a crimson line twined about with a stem of green foliage
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm
  • Diameter: 10.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Sign for tin (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a set of three vases and covers (414:706/1, 2-1885; 414:706/A1&A2-1885 and 414:706/B1&B2-1885) and two beakers 414:706/C-1885 and 414:706/D-1885)
Lady Charlotte Schreiber bought the three larger vases from Mr C. Prideaux, Knightsbridge, for £10 in November 1868, and the two smaller ones from Miss Tregellis, Knightsbridge, for £10 in February 1869
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 710D - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:706/D-1885

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2009
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