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

Coffee Cup

mid 18th century (made), ca. 1760 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Straight-sided cup, curving in to a low foot-rim; with plain loop handle. On the front, a lobed cartouche outlined with red and gold scroll-work, enclosing a water landscape. On the left, a herdsman in a red coat leans on his staff and looks out over the water, on which is a rowing boat.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
porcelain painted in enamel colours and gilt
Brief description
Cup, porcelain decorated with a water-landscape with a herdsman and a rowing boat, Chinese, mid 18th century; overdecorated in London, probably in the workshop of James Giles (probably painted by Jeffrey Hamet O'Neale).
Physical description
Straight-sided cup, curving in to a low foot-rim; with plain loop handle. On the front, a lobed cartouche outlined with red and gold scroll-work, enclosing a water landscape. On the left, a herdsman in a red coat leans on his staff and looks out over the water, on which is a rowing boat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.0cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr Louis Cahen
Production
Overdecorated in London, probably in the workshop of James Giles (probably painted by Jeffrey Hamet O'Neale).
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.101, pl.142
Collection
Accession number
C.55-1957

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Record createdMarch 4, 2003
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