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

Tea Cup and Saucer

ca. 1765-1770 (made), ca. 1770 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Round the edge is a gilt line from which hang festoons of flowers with insects below.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Nymphenburg, ca. 1765-1770, painted outside the factory ca. 1770.
Physical description
Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Round the edge is a gilt line from which hang festoons of flowers with insects below.
Credit line
Given by Wilfred S. de Winton, Esq.
Production
Painted outside the factory by a Nymphenburg-trained painter in ca. 1770
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.546&A-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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