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

Cup

ca. 1779-99 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Miniature (toy) coffee cup with loop handle, transfer-printed in blue with 'Fisherman' pattern. On the outside of the cup is a Chinese lake-scene with figures of anglers and a boat. Round the inside is a border of cresting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Miniature (toy) coffee cup, soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley porcelain factory, England, ca. 1779-99
Physical description
Miniature (toy) coffee cup with loop handle, transfer-printed in blue with 'Fisherman' pattern. On the outside of the cup is a Chinese lake-scene with figures of anglers and a boat. Round the inside is a border of cresting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Diameter: 3.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'S' and a cross, printed in blue
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Martha Ann Walton Wise
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For the pattern and dating to 1779-99 see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), ca. B03
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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