Cup and Saucer

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, Vista Alegre porcelain factory, Ílhavo, Portugal, ca. 1850
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
CUP AND SAUCER
Hard-paste porcelain
Mark: "V. A." in gold, incised on the saucer
PORTUGAL (VISTA ALEGRE); about 1850
Gift of the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851
4827 & A-1858
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by HM Commissioners of the Great Exhibition of 1851
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4827&A-1858

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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