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

Coffee Cup

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain decorated in red and gilded with a band of vine pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in red and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain decorated in red and gilded, possibly J. & C. Whitehead, Staffordshire, early 19th century
Physical description
Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain decorated in red and gilded with a band of vine pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Width: 8.6cm
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.491-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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