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

Coffee Cup

ca. 1755-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, with grooved loop handle. Painted outside in underglaze blue with rocks and flowering trees; inside, an insect and flowering sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee cup, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1755-60
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, with grooved loop handle. Painted outside in underglaze blue with rocks and flowering trees; inside, an insect and flowering sprays.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
A trident under the handle
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.D.27, where dated 1752-80
Collection
Accession number
C.431-1924

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Record createdMay 1, 2009
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