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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. 1814 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed with enamels, over-painted with enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware. Decorated with floral sprays with long scrolled stems, birds and insects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed with enamels, over-painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed with enamels, over-painted with enamels and gilded, probably Swansea Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1814.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed with enamels, over-painted with enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware. Decorated with floral sprays with long scrolled stems, birds and insects.
Style
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Made from Dillwyn's recipe.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3499&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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