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

Cup and Saucer

late 18th century or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding on dark blue ground. Both richly decorated with a border of gilt conventional floral ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with gilt decoration
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding on dark blue ground; Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Austria (Vienna), late 18th or early 19th century
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding on dark blue ground. Both richly decorated with a border of gilt conventional floral ornament.
Marks and inscriptions
  • A shield with the arms of Austria in blue
  • '112' in gold
  • '47' incised
Object history
Bought from the Gladstone Collection
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
671&A-1875

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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