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

Teacup and Saucer

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teacup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain and consists of four radial powder-blue bands forming panels filled in with conventional flowering plants in two alternating designs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Teacup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, factory of Barr, Flight & Barr, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Teacup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain and consists of four radial powder-blue bands forming panels filled in with conventional flowering plants in two alternating designs.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A crescent (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.475&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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