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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1750-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Four-lobed shape. Loop handle modelled as a twig with foliage and naturalistically coloured. Relief-moulded with rococo scrolls. Painted in enamel colours with native and exotic birds in landscapes framed by relief panels and with sprays of Manierblumen. Gilt rims.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750-1755
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Four-lobed shape. Loop handle modelled as a twig with foliage and naturalistically coloured. Relief-moulded with rococo scrolls. Painted in enamel colours with native and exotic birds in landscapes framed by relief panels and with sprays of Manierblumen. Gilt rims.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue)
  • '17' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr C.B. Farmer
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.745&A-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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