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

Tea Cup

1867-1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea cup of hard-paste porcelain, with pierced decoration and bamboo handles; imitation of Chinese porcelain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, pierced decoration, glazed
Brief description
Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1867-1876
Physical description
Tea cup of hard-paste porcelain, with pierced decoration and bamboo handles; imitation of Chinese porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.0cm
Credit line
Given by Mons. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux Arts
Collection
Accession number
153-1877

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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