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

Cover

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover for a cup of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Domed, and with a gold knob from which radiate narrow panels within gold borders, alternately dark blue and pale yellow.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with colours and gilded
Brief description
Cover of porcelain painted with colours and gilded, Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Nymphenburg, late 18th century
Physical description
Cover for a cup of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Domed, and with a gold knob from which radiate narrow panels within gold borders, alternately dark blue and pale yellow.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.516A-1914

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Record createdAugust 11, 2010
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