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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1715 (made), ca. 1720 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. The outsides of both decorated with bands of acanthus foliage in applied relief painted in green, blue and yellow below two dragons and rosettes in pale green, red and gold; the inside painted with small growing plants in the same colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, the porcelain made about 1715, the decoration about 1720
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. The outsides of both decorated with bands of acanthus foliage in applied relief painted in green, blue and yellow below two dragons and rosettes in pale green, red and gold; the inside painted with small growing plants in the same colours.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.769&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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