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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1804-1813 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Mountain landscapes with ruins, trees and figures are painted in octagonal compartments outlined in plain broad gold bands. Wide borders of key-fret in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1804-1813.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Mountain landscapes with ruins, trees and figures are painted in octagonal compartments outlined in plain broad gold bands. Wide borders of key-fret in gold.
DimensionsConversion from the Register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'B' (Incised)
  • 'Flight & Barr Coventry Street London / Barr Flight & Barr Worcester Manufacturers of their Majesties & Royal Family' [under a crown] (Painted in brownish red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.378&A-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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