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

Cup

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of bone china with over-glaze decoration. Large shaped cup (magnum) with a transfer-printed band of beige decorated with over-glaze green motifs and gilded around the top rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china transfer-printed and with over-glaze decoration and gilded
Brief description
Cup of bone china with over-glaze decoration, designed by Milner Gray, E. Brain & Co. Ltd, Fenton, 20th century
Physical description
Cup of bone china with over-glaze decoration. Large shaped cup (magnum) with a transfer-printed band of beige decorated with over-glaze green motifs and gilded around the top rim.
Dimensions
  • With handle diameter: 13.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FOLEY ENGLISH BONE CHINA MILNER GRAY ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT RESERVED' (Printed in green)
  • 'V & 44' [indistinct] (Painted in black)
Object history
Possibly made as part of the range produced for the exhibition of British design in pottery held in Harrods in 1934.
Production
Under the direction of Thomas Acland Fennemore.
Collection
Accession number
C.64-1982

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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