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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1765-70 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted un underglaze blue. Painted with standing Chinese figures and another riding a horse with a woman on a saddle behind him, known as 'The Eloping Bride'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted un underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted un underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1765-70
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted un underglaze blue. Painted with standing Chinese figures and another riding a horse with a woman on a saddle behind him, known as 'The Eloping Bride'.
Marks and inscriptions
A pseudo-Chinese character (In blue)
Credit line
Given by Commander D.H.C. Cooper
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.A.20, where dated 1765-70
Collection
Accession number
C.111&A-1942

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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