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

Cup and Saucer

1763-1766 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Painted with a lady in a landscape and with leaves and floral sprays. Further decoration with lines of gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Höchst porcelain factory, painted by A.P. Oettner, Höchst, 1763-1766
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Painted with a lady in a landscape and with leaves and floral sprays. Further decoration with lines of gold.
Marks and inscriptions
A wheel (In red)
Credit line
Given by Miss E. Mackworth Dolben
Historical context
Andreas Philipp Oettner (ca. 1735-1792) worked in Frankenthal 1759, Ludwigsburg 1759-1763, Höchst 1763-66, Fürstenberg 1767-1770, and he painted a large Weesp porcelain service probably in 1770/71.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
837&A-1892

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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