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

Coffee Cup

ca. 1785-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and painted with enamels, red and pink, and gilded. With a loop handle. Printed and painted with birds and flowers in blue, red and gold in compartments outlined by scrolled lines in underglaze blue. Within the rim is a border of diaper in blue, red, pink and gold.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and painted with enamels, and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and painted with enamels, and gilded, Liverpool, ca. 1785-90
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and painted with enamels, red and pink, and gilded. With a loop handle. Printed and painted with birds and flowers in blue, red and gold in compartments outlined by scrolled lines in underglaze blue. Within the rim is a border of diaper in blue, red, pink and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1094-1924

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Record createdMay 28, 2009
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