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

Cup and Saucer

late 18 century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with 'blue-flower' pattern. Tea cup, rib-moulded, with loop handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, late 18th century
Physical description
Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with 'blue-flower' pattern. Tea cup, rib-moulded, with loop handle.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords with a star (Factory mark, in underglaze blue)
  • '6' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs A. Cameron
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.64&A-1909

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest