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

Caudle Cup and Cover

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

Caudle (?) cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical with two loop handles. Both are painted with festoons and floral sprays in blue and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Caudle (?) cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory (Flight period), England, ca. 1790
Physical description
Caudle (?) cup and cover of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical with two loop handles. Both are painted with festoons and floral sprays in blue and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
A crescent, in blue
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Flight period
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3280&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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