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

Goblet

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

Goblet of porcelain painted with pink-grey enamel and gilded. Nearly hemispherical and contracted above a spreading foot. Two angular gilt handles. Painted on one side with a moonlit scene with ruins and trees, within a broad plain gilt border. On the other side is a wide border of interlaced zigzag in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with pink-grey enamel and gilded
Brief description
Goblet of porcelain painted with pink-grey enamel and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1810.
Physical description
Goblet of porcelain painted with pink-grey enamel and gilded. Nearly hemispherical and contracted above a spreading foot. Two angular gilt handles. Painted on one side with a moonlit scene with ruins and trees, within a broad plain gilt border. On the other side is a wide border of interlaced zigzag in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Width: 10.8cm
Conversion from the Register
Marks and inscriptions
'Barr Flight & Barr Worcester / Flight & Barr Coventry / Street London / Manufacturers to their Majesties & Royal Family' (Under a crown, written in brownish-red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.377-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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