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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Cup

ca. 1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware with slip, moulded, gilded and engine-turned. Round the middle is a continuous gilt stem with berries and leaves on a broad brown band. The lower part is vertically reeded. The handle is composed of two intertwined stems with foliage.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with slip, gilded, moulded and engine-turned decoration
Brief description
Cup of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware with slip, moulded, gilded and engine-turned, made at the Leeds Pottery, Leeds, ca. 1805.
Physical description
Cup of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware with slip, moulded, gilded and engine-turned. Round the middle is a continuous gilt stem with berries and leaves on a broad brown band. The lower part is vertically reeded. The handle is composed of two intertwined stems with foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Gallery label
Cup Made at the Leeds Pottery, Leeds, Yorkshire, about 1805 Lead-glazed earthenware, with slip and engine-turned decoration, and gilding 3573-1901 Jermyn Street Collection (Given by Professor A.H. Church F.R.S.)(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Professor A.H. Church, F.R.S. in 1870. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3575-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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