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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

1805-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of bone china, transfer-printed in black outline, painted in colours and decorated with gilding. Cylindrical, decorated with branches of Chinoiserie flowering plants on one of which a bird is perched. Round the inside of both is a border of gilt lozenges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, transfer-printed and painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup of bone china, transfer-printed and painted in enamels and gilt, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, Staffordshire, 1805-1815
Physical description
Cup of bone china, transfer-printed in black outline, painted in colours and decorated with gilding. Cylindrical, decorated with branches of Chinoiserie flowering plants on one of which a bird is perched. Round the inside of both is a border of gilt lozenges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' (Printed in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2438-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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