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

Coffee Cup

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with figures in a landscape. The handle is made up of a series of curves and angles. Inside is a border in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with figures in a landscape. The handle is made up of a series of curves and angles. Inside is a border in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1748-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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