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

Tazza and Cover

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

Tazza and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a depressed sphere and painted with playing cards on a black ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tazza
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Tazza and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Tazza and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a depressed sphere and painted with playing cards on a black ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' under a crown and crossed batons with three dots
  • '37' (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Twitchett, John. Derby Porcelain. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. 239 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.306&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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