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

Coffee Cup and Saucer

1775-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Fluted with scalloped edges. Decorated with sprays of flowers. Borders of cell diaper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain mounded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1775-80
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Fluted with scalloped edges. Decorated with sprays of flowers. Borders of cell diaper.
Marks and inscriptions
'C' (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C17, where dated 1775-80
Collection
Accession number
C.174&A-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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