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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain. The cup has a loop handle. Both are moulded in relief with flowering sprays. Painted in underglaze blue with a narrow border of diaper pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Cup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, England (Liverpool), Richard Chaffers, ca. 1760-65
Physical description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain. The cup has a loop handle. Both are moulded in relief with flowering sprays. Painted in underglaze blue with a narrow border of diaper pattern.
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 5.109, where dated ca. 1760-65
Collection
Accession number
C.878&A-1924

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Record createdMay 27, 2009
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