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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted with a winged heraldic animal in black within a green wreath. Wide border of pale yellow with red-brown edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted with a winged heraldic animal in black within a green wreath. Wide border of pale yellow with red-brown edge.
Marks and inscriptions
'FRF' under a crown (In underglaze blue)
Gallery label
Cup and Saucer Porcelain Mark- 'FRF' under a crown, in underglaze blue ITALY (NAPLES); about 1790 Gift of Mr Frank Tilley C.104 & A-1944 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Mr Frank Tilley
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.104&A-1944

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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