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

Coffee Cup

ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of porcelain (of 'Baden' shape), painted with feathers in enamels on a salmon ground and decorated with gilding.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Coffee cup, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, painted by Thomas Baxter, made by Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, England, ca. 1815
Physical description
Coffee cup of porcelain (of 'Baden' shape), painted with feathers in enamels on a salmon ground and decorated with gilding.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
Credit line
Given by Herbert Eccles, Esq.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this shape see Berthoud, Michael. A Compendium of British Cups. 1990, col. pl. 3d
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.12-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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