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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

ca. 1770-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. Decorated with grotesque animals in imitation of Chinese pieces.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in enemels, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770-80
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. Decorated with grotesque animals in imitation of Chinese pieces.
Marks and inscriptions
A fretted square (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Sir W.C. Trevelyan, Bt.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4796&A-1858

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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