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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1817 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed with a scene commemorating the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales. Decorated with purple lustre bands and a black transfer print on the saucer and one side of the cup showing Britannia mourning at a tomb.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucers
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed and lustred
Brief description
Porcelain cup and saucer, transfer printed and lustred, Staffordshire, commemorating the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, c.1817
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed with a scene commemorating the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales. Decorated with purple lustre bands and a black transfer print on the saucer and one side of the cup showing Britannia mourning at a tomb.
Marks and inscriptions
'To the Memory of Princess Charlotte' (Inscribed on the tomb)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Ethel Q. Weller
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.19&A-1970

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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