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

Cup, Cover and Saucer

ca. 1850-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup, cover and stand of porcelain, painted in colours and decorated with flowers and gilding. Mark consists of a Turkish inscription within a cartouche, impressed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Cup
  • Cover
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Cup, cover and stand of porcelain, painted in colours and decorated with flowers and gilding, Turkey (Istanbul), second half of 19th century.
Physical description
Cup, cover and stand of porcelain, painted in colours and decorated with flowers and gilding. Mark consists of a Turkish inscription within a cartouche, impressed.
Marks and inscriptions
Arabic inscription 'Eser-i Istanbul'
Translation
Made in Istanbul
Gallery label
COVERED CUP AND SAUCER Porcelain with enamelled decoration Mark: [inscription] ('produce of Istanbul') Turkish (BEYKOZ); second half of the 19th century C.160-1909(1954-2005)
Credit line
Given by C. M. Marling, Esq.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.160 to B-1909

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Record createdMarch 25, 2009
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