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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted in enamel colours with miniature landscapes with lakes, trees and buildings, and in the foreground on the cup a figure.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, Zürich faience and porcelain factory, Switzerland, ca. 1775
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted in enamel colours with miniature landscapes with lakes, trees and buildings, and in the foreground on the cup a figure.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Two dots, in blue
  • '51' incised
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. G. A. S. Schneider
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.12&A-1942

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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