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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1795-1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. Both pieces are moulded with wavy ribs ('shanked') and painted inside with a border of conventional festoons; the inside of the saucer and outside of the cup are also further painted with bouquets and narrow ornamental bands


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, probably Staffordshire, possibly 'Factory Z', ca. 1795-1805
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. Both pieces are moulded with wavy ribs ('shanked') and painted inside with a border of conventional festoons; the inside of the saucer and outside of the cup are also further painted with bouquets and narrow ornamental bands
Credit line
Given by C. B. Farmer
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
13&A-1904

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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