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

Cup

ca. 1758-62 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of soft-paste porcelain, bell-shaped, with moulded foot and a narrow moulded band round the middle; two scrolled handles, with sprays of flowers in relief branching out over the sides of the cup. Painted on each side in fan-shaped panels reserved on a powdered blue ground with a Chinese landscape, and under each handle a small round panel containing a floral spray.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Two-handled cup, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue; Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1758-62
Physical description
Cup of soft-paste porcelain, bell-shaped, with moulded foot and a narrow moulded band round the middle; two scrolled handles, with sprays of flowers in relief branching out over the sides of the cup. Painted on each side in fan-shaped panels reserved on a powdered blue ground with a Chinese landscape, and under each handle a small round panel containing a floral spray.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Allen from the John Lee Allen Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.104-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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