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

Chocolate Cup, Cover and Saucer

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

Chocolate cup, cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Each piece has an irregular octagonal panel containing a landscape, and sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Cups
  • Cover
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Chocolate cup, cover and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Austria (Vienna), late 18th century
Physical description
Chocolate cup, cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Each piece has an irregular octagonal panel containing a landscape, and sprays of flowers.
Marks and inscriptions
A shield, in underglaze blue
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.65 to B-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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