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

Chocolate Cup

1775-1777 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chocolate cup with cover and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. Bell-shaped cup with shallow domed cover with knob. Painted with enamels and gilt with cameos and trophies surrounded by festoons and gilt lines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Chocolate Cup
  • Cover
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
Brief description
Chocolate cup with cover and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, decorated at Chelsea, 1775-1777
Physical description
Chocolate cup with cover and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. Bell-shaped cup with shallow domed cover with knob. Painted with enamels and gilt with cameos and trophies surrounded by festoons and gilt lines.
Dimensions
  • Cup height: 14cm
  • Cup diameter: 10.8cm
  • Saucer diameter: 17.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Crown over an anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood
Bibliographic reference
Mitchell, Stephen. The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed Batons Useful Wares. London: SGM Books, 2007, Pl. 11ii.
Collection
Accession number
C.285 to B-1922

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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