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

Egg Cup

first half of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Egg cup of bone china, transfer-printed in black and painted in enamel colours and gold in the Chinese style. Decorated with floral sprays; round the edge of the foot and rim are bands of gilt ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, transfer-printed, painted, glazed, gilded
Brief description
Egg cup, bone china transfer-printed in black and painted in enamel colours and gilded, Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, England, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Egg cup of bone china, transfer-printed in black and painted in enamel colours and gold in the Chinese style. Decorated with floral sprays; round the edge of the foot and rim are bands of gilt ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 4.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Spode' (Transfer-printed in black)
Credit line
Given by Miss H.M. Gulson
Collection
Accession number
595-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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