Cup and Saucer

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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Meissen Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Meissen (made)

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. The cup with unidentified armorials on one side, and chinoiserie figure subject on elaborate scroll and trelliswork support on the other; both sides with scattered Kakiemon flower heads; the interior with a Kakiemon spray, the rim with interlacing bandwork border in gold. The interior of the saucer decorated en-suite with identical armorials, scattered flowers and matching border; the underside with gold rim at footring and scattered flowers.

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Cup and saucer
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Cup Saucer
Materials and techniques	Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt Hard Paste Porcelain Enamel Painted Glazed Gilt
Brief description	Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1725-30
Physical description	Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. The cup with unidentified armorials on one side, and chinoiserie figure subject on elaborate scroll and trelliswork support on the other; both sides with scattered Kakiemon flower heads; the interior with a Kakiemon spray, the rim with interlacing bandwork border in gold. The interior of the saucer decorated en-suite with identical armorials, scattered flowers and matching border; the underside with gold rim at footring and scattered flowers.
Marks and inscriptions	Crossed swords, in underglaze blue
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Maud Lilian Ochs
Object history	C.96 to C.99-1992 are from a set and have identically decorated saucers.
Subjects depicted	Scrollwork Armorials Figures Flowers Interlace
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.99:1, 2-1992

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O332588/cup-and-saucer-meissen-porcelain-factory/

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