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

Teacup and Saucer

ca. 1759-1763 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teacup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted with figures in the manner of Watteau.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Teacup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, decorated by Oettner in 1759, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1759-1763
Physical description
Teacup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted with figures in the manner of Watteau.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Two interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In blue)
  • '45' (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Historical context
Andreas Philipp Oettner (ca. 1735-1792) worked in Frankenthal 1759, Ludwigsburg 1759-1763, Höchst 1763-66, Fürstenberg 1767-1770, and he painted a large Weesp porcelain service probably in 1770/71.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Flach, Hans Dieter. Malerei auf Ludwigsburger Porzellan, 1759 bis um 1850. Regensburg : Schnell & Steiner, 2005. 202 p, note 273.
Collection
Accession number
C.1592&A-1919

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Record createdOctober 19, 1998
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