Cup and Cover thumbnail 1
Cup and Cover thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup and Cover

1780s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Germany, probably 1780s.
Physical description
Cup and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded.
Marks and inscriptions
A crown over interlaced 'C's (Painted in underglaze blue)
Gallery label
Covered cup made by Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Germany, probably 1780s Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt C.785&A-1956 J. A. Tulk Bequest(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Production
probably 1780s
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.785&A-1956

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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