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

Cup and Saucer

1771-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with gilding. The outside of both pieces is slightly reeded. Outside the cup and inside the saucer is a row of gilt roses within blue looped festoons between two bands of gilt foliage. The cup has no handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilt, made by Amstel porcelain factory, Dutch (Oude Loosdrecht), 1771-1784
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with gilding. The outside of both pieces is slightly reeded. Outside the cup and inside the saucer is a row of gilt roses within blue looped festoons between two bands of gilt foliage. The cup has no handle.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'M: O L' (Incised and repeated in blue)
  • 'L. 46' (Incised)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Dutch (Oude Loosdrecht).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4748&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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