Breakfast Cup and Saucer

1846 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Breakfast cup and saucer, porcelain, with gilt rims, the handle coloured.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Breakfast Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed, gilt
Brief description
Breakfast cup and saucer, porcelain with gilt rim, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1846.
Physical description
Breakfast cup and saucer, porcelain, with gilt rims, the handle coloured.
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Exhibited in 1846 by "Felix Summerly" (Sir Henry Cole) at the Society of Arts Series of National Exhibitions.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Victorian and Edwardian decorative arts. London: H.M.S.O., 1952 (Ipswich : Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd.), Nos. C27 & 28.
Collection
Accession number
735A/1, 2-1878

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Record createdJune 3, 2010
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