Coffe Cup and Saucer

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

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

Coffe cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Oval, four-lobed section, moulded plain scrolled, scalloped rims. Painted with 'Watteau' figures in landscape within cartouches framed by elaborate gold and black-brown scrolls intertwined with flowers (Manierblumen).

Object details

Categories	Porcelain Ceramics
Object type	Coffe cup and saucer
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Coffee Cup Saucer
Materials and techniques	Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt Hard Paste Porcelain Painted Gilt
Brief description	Coffe cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750-55
Physical description	Coffe cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Oval, four-lobed section, moulded plain scrolled, scalloped rims. Painted with 'Watteau' figures in landscape within cartouches framed by elaborate gold and black-brown scrolls intertwined with flowers (Manierblumen).
Marks and inscriptions	Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue) '27.' (In gold)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke
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	Flowers Figures Landscapes Cartouches
Bibliographic reference	Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1954, Pl. XXX (c), pp. 102, 167, p. 182 (Note 59).
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.1015&A-1919

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O333767/coffe-cup-and-meissen-porcelain-factory/

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