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

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
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)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Anthony Ray, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1961

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest