Cup

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Hemispherical and curving in slightly to the lip, and with a low foot rim. Painted with underglaze blue with outlines of three lobed panels, of which in the centre of each is a large dot.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue
Brief description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain, Cozzi pottery factory, Venice, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Hemispherical and curving in slightly to the lip, and with a low foot rim. Painted with underglaze blue with outlines of three lobed panels, of which in the centre of each is a large dot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • An anchor (In underglaze blue)
  • 'V' (Incised)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Cup
Porcelain, intended for further decoration
Mark: an anchor, in underglaze blue and
'V', incised
ITALY (VENICE, COZZI); about 1770
Gift of Anthony Ray Esq.
C.33-1961
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Anthony Ray, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1961

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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