Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup

ca. 1750-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of fritware, painted with whitish medallions of flowers in blue on a manganese brown ground. The inside is also decorated with a band of flowers and lattice-work alternating. Imitation crossed-swords mark in black, copied from Meissen porcelain exported for the Turkish market.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, painted in underglaze black and blue, brown ground and glazed
Brief description
Cup, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Turkey (Kütahya), 1750-1800.
Physical description
Cup of fritware, painted with whitish medallions of flowers in blue on a manganese brown ground. The inside is also decorated with a band of flowers and lattice-work alternating. Imitation crossed-swords mark in black, copied from Meissen porcelain exported for the Turkish market.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
202-1892

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Record createdApril 9, 2009
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