Not currently on display at the V&A

Cup

ca. 1775-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Low cup of depressed hemispherical shape with a scrolled loop-handle, and a zone of moulded basket-work design below the rim. Painted with a large spray and smaller sprigs of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Würzburg porcelain factory, Thuringia, ca. 1775-1780
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Low cup of depressed hemispherical shape with a scrolled loop-handle, and a zone of moulded basket-work design below the rim. Painted with a large spray and smaller sprigs of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.5cm
  • Height: 4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'W' and a cartouche enclosing an indecipherable device (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Miss Wendy Nash, in memory of J.L. Dixon
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.95-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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