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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
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 painted with enamels. With a loop handle. Painted in Chinese style with rocks, bird and flowering trees in greenish-grey, green, blue, brown and red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1755-60
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. With a loop handle. Painted in Chinese style with rocks, bird and flowering trees in greenish-grey, green, blue, brown and red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1101-1924

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Record createdMay 28, 2009
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