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

Coffee Cup and Saucer

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

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with flowers.
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In underglaze blue)
Gallery label
CUP and Saucer Porcelain Mark: a fleur-de-lys, in underglaze blue ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); about 1750 J. G. Joicey Bequest C.1749:l-1919 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1749&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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