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

Tea Bowl and Saucer

1794-99 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with a bouquet and detached sprays of flowers in red, yellow, blue, green and violet. Gilt edge and line at the foot.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1794-99
Physical description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with a bouquet and detached sprays of flowers in red, yellow, blue, green and violet. Gilt edge and line at the foot.
Marks and inscriptions
A circle (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
For similar enamelled patterns attributed to the Caughley factory itself see Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Caughley in Colour, exhibition catalogue, 2005, cat. 218-222
Collection
Accession number
C.1066&A-1924

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Record createdMay 27, 2009
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