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

Tea Bowl

ca. 1783-93 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of porcelain, reeded; decorated inside with a chain-pattern border. No handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, decorated with gilding
Brief description
Tea bowl, soft-paste porcelain, moulded and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, probably gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93
Physical description
Cup of porcelain, reeded; decorated inside with a chain-pattern border. No handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
3343-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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