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

Coffee Cup and Saucer

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bands of foliate scrolls and festoons in gold, and lobed gilt border with a narrow red-brown line.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Vienna, late 18th century.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bands of foliate scrolls and festoons in gold, and lobed gilt border with a narrow red-brown line.
Marks and inscriptions
Shield with the Arms of Austria (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.475&A-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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