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

Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of bone china painted in colours and gilded. Painted with flowers in panels reserved on wide green borders, on which are painted formal flowers and foliage in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of bone china painted in colours and gilded, Derby Porcelain factory (Bloor period), Derby, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of bone china painted in colours and gilded. Painted with flowers in panels reserved on wide green borders, on which are painted formal flowers and foliage in gold.
Marks and inscriptions
'Bloor Derby' [on a circular band surrounding a crown] (Printed in red)
Credit line
Given by Charles Bartholomew Farmer, Esq.
Production
Robert Bloor period.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.383&A-1918

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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