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

Coffee Cup

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Cylindrical in shape and round the top is a pink ribbon with cornflower sprays intertwined with it. Scroll handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, late 18th century.
Physical description
Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Cylindrical in shape and round the top is a pink ribbon with cornflower sprays intertwined with it. Scroll handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Two interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1598-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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