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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. On the cup a boy in a landscape and two sprigs; scrollwork handle. The saucer is painted with the Doctor from the Italian comedy, in a landscape.


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, Oude Loosdrecht porcelain factory, The Netherlands, ca. 1765-70
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. On the cup a boy in a landscape and two sprigs; scrollwork handle. The saucer is painted with the Doctor from the Italian comedy, in a landscape.
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords and three dots, in underglaze blue
Object history
From G. R. Hercules Read sale, Lot 175/9.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.403&A-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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