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

Cup and Cover

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Custard cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with bunches of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Custard Cup
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Custard cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain, Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Custard cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with bunches of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Gallery label
Pomade Pot and Cover Porcelain ITALY (NAPLES); about 1780 Given on the request and from the collection of Mrs Amelie Mavrogordato C.124 & A-1945 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given on the request and from the collection of Mrs Amelie Mavrogordato
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.124&A-1945

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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