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

Coffee Cup

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee can of bone china, decorated with gold and silver. Round the top is a broad band of silver. Below it is a band of fret ornament in white on gold and a wreath of vine in gold. Round the inside is another wreath of vine.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, decorated with gold and silver
Brief description
Coffee can of bone china, decorated with gold and silver, Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1810
Physical description
Coffee can of bone china, decorated with gold and silver. Round the top is a broad band of silver. Below it is a band of fret ornament in white on gold and a wreath of vine in gold. Round the inside is another wreath of vine.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SPODE' Written in red - factory mark in use 1799-1833
Credit line
Given by Miss H. M. Gulson in memory of Mr J. Spode.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
409-1899

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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