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

Cup

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, painted in iron red enamel and gilded. Loop handle. Painted with a bird and flowers. Inside the lip is a border of dentils and dots in red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in iron red enamel and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, painted in iron red enamel and gilded, Richard Chaffers Factory, Liverpool, ca. 1760-1765.
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain, painted in iron red enamel and gilded. Loop handle. Painted with a bird and flowers. Inside the lip is a border of dentils and dots in red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For another of this patter, see Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 5.51, where dated ca. 1760-65
Collection
Accession number
C.715-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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