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

Cup and Saucer

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilded. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Both pieces are painted with birds and have a dark blue border edged inwards with gilt trellis-pattern scrolls. The handle of the cup is formed of two interlacing stems, the saucer is slightly lobed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer, porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, mid 19th century
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilded. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Both pieces are painted with birds and have a dark blue border edged inwards with gilt trellis-pattern scrolls. The handle of the cup is formed of two interlacing stems, the saucer is slightly lobed.
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 221.
Collection
Accession number
3370&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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