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

Cup

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of hard-paste porcelain. Cylindrical body with a loop handle. Decorated with vertical bands in gold and enamel colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, the Queen's factory, Rue Thiroux, Parix, ca. 1780
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain. Cylindrical body with a loop handle. Decorated with vertical bands in gold and enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 5.1cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.272-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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