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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded. Painted with birds, roses and buildings. Borders of trefoil cresting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded, possibly made by Ferniani factory, Faenza, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded. Painted with birds, roses and buildings. Borders of trefoil cresting.
Dimensions
  • Cup height: 6.5cm (Note: conversion from inches)
  • Cup diameter: 6.5cm
  • Saucer diameter: 12.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'F' (In blue)
Gallery label
Coffee cup and Saucer Made in Italy F Tin-glazed earthenware C.81-1926 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O.(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
This mark F and the pattern are given to Finch of Bologna by G Bertocchi and Francesco Liverani, Ceramiche Bolognese 1981, pls 46, 64, 65. The key piece seems to be an accouchement set, ill. by L. Zauli Naldi, 'Per l'Altribuzione di una Marca', Faenza, 1964 1-3,pp 62-66.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
1262 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.81&A-1926

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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