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

Teacup

ca. 1735-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teacup of hard-paste porcelain. Purple ground, inside solidly gilt. Decorated with two barbed reserves, one of which contains a shield of arms, crest and mantling, the other a harbour scene.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Teacup, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1735-1740.
Physical description
Teacup of hard-paste porcelain. Purple ground, inside solidly gilt. Decorated with two barbed reserves, one of which contains a shield of arms, crest and mantling, the other a harbour scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 3.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Large crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • A trefoil (Impressed, mark of the thrower Seidel)
  • 'L' (In gold)
Object history
From Bond Collection.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
517-1875

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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