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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1740-1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Beaker shape. Question-mark handle with leaf and shell moulding. Painted in colours with Holzschnittblumen and a 'shadowed' insect. Handle touched with purple. Brown edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1740-45
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Beaker shape. Question-mark handle with leaf and shell moulding. Painted in colours with Holzschnittblumen and a 'shadowed' insect. Handle touched with purple. Brown edges.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • '6' (Impressed)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
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
C.437&A-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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