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

Cup

1842-1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of 'Parian ware,' modelled in relief with figures of a male and female centaur, each playing with a cupid. Semi-ovoid, with tall foot and two loop handles rising above the rim. The figures are in high relief upon the body.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Parian ware, modelled in relief
Brief description
Cup of 'Parian ware', modelled in relief, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, 1842-1851
Physical description
Cup of 'Parian ware,' modelled in relief with figures of a male and female centaur, each playing with a cupid. Semi-ovoid, with tall foot and two loop handles rising above the rim. The figures are in high relief upon the body.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Width: 14.3cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Made as a copy of an ancient Graeco-Roman silver cup, found at Pompeii, now in hte Naplese Museum.

Obtained from the Great Exhibition of 1851. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subject depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
p. 315 Caracciolo, Maria Teresa., Gallo, Luigi., and Osanna, Massimo eds. Pompeii and Europe 1748-1943. Electa: Milan, 2015. ISBN: 9788891804365.
Collection
Accession number
2785-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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