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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

ca. 1812-1816 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of bone china, cylindrical, painted in enamel colours with a view stated by an inspiration in red on the bottom to be 'Pont Aberglasslyn N. Wales'; the rim and handle are gilt.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup of bone china, painted in enamels, painted by John Cutts from Pinxton, made at Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1812-1816
Physical description
Cup of bone china, cylindrical, painted in enamel colours with a view stated by an inspiration in red on the bottom to be 'Pont Aberglasslyn N. Wales'; the rim and handle are gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' (Printed in red)
  • 'Pont Aberglasslyn N. Wales' (Inscribed in red on the bottom)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Painted by John Cutts, from Pinxton
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Wedgwood Ware. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 78
Collection
Accession number
2439-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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