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

Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1760-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded basket work borders round the rims of both. Painted in enamel colours with bouquets and sprays of flowers. Rococo scroll handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted in enamels
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, Kloster-Veilsdorf porcelain factory, Germany (Thuringia), ca. 1760-1770
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded basket work borders round the rims of both. Painted in enamel colours with bouquets and sprays of flowers. Rococo scroll handle.
Marks and inscriptions
'CV' in monogram, in underglaze blue
Credit line
Given by Mr Stuart G. Davis
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.483&A-1918

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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