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

Cup and Saucer

1852-1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in turquoise-blue and decorated with gilding. Cup of inverted bell-shape with scrolled loop handle; round the lower part of the cup and in the middle of the saucer is a broad band of oblique gadroons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in turquoise-blue enamel and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in turquoise-blue enamel and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, 1852-1862
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in turquoise-blue and decorated with gilding. Cup of inverted bell-shape with scrolled loop handle; round the lower part of the cup and in the middle of the saucer is a broad band of oblique gadroons.
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3300&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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