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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1785-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of white Jasper with green dip and engine-turned and applied decoration in white. Both saucer and the lower half of the bowl have a radial pattern of engine-turned flutes. The border of the cup is decorated with applied stiff-leaf ornament, and the upper half of the cup with applied reliefs of cherubs playing. The interior of the cup is polished.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup Body
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
White Jasper, with engine-turned decoration and applied reliefs in white, the interior of the cup polished
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer, Jasper with green dip, engine-turned decoration and applied reliefs in white, Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1785-1795
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of white Jasper with green dip and engine-turned and applied decoration in white. Both saucer and the lower half of the bowl have a radial pattern of engine-turned flutes. The border of the cup is decorated with applied stiff-leaf ornament, and the upper half of the cup with applied reliefs of cherubs playing. The interior of the cup is polished.
Dimensions
  • Height of bowl height: 4.2cm
  • Diameter of bowl diameter: 7.5cm
  • Height of saucer height: 2cm
  • Conversion from imperial diameter: 14.8cm
All dimensions conversions from imperial
Credit line
J.A. Tulk Bequest
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.750&A-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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