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

Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1770-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded. Painted with sprays of flowers and leaves in 'dry blue', alternately on the white ground and in panels enclosed within gilt rococo scrollwork. Gilt dentil borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770-80
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded. Painted with sprays of flowers and leaves in 'dry blue', alternately on the white ground and in panels enclosed within gilt rococo scrollwork. Gilt dentil borders.
Marks and inscriptions
A fretted square (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by F.E. Latchford
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.68&A-1968

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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