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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Stemcup

1821-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stemcup of porcelain. Of bowl shape with rounded sides turned out slightly at the six-foil rim, and hollow spreading foot unevenly glazed inside, around which the six-character mark is written in rather greyish underglaze blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Stemcup, white glazed porcelain; China, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Stemcup of porcelain. Of bowl shape with rounded sides turned out slightly at the six-foil rim, and hollow spreading foot unevenly glazed inside, around which the six-character mark is written in rather greyish underglaze blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Six-character mark of Chenghua period, in underglaze blue
Credit line
Given from the collection of the late Surgeon-Captain J. A. Forrest, R.N.
Production
label
Collection
Accession number
C.73-1954

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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