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

Cup and Saucer

1847-1859 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain, transfer-printed in black outline, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. The cup is decorated outside and the saucer in the middle with a bird perched on flowering tree; round the rim of both pieces inside is a border of diaper-pattern edged with scrolls and sprays of flowers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, transfer-printed, painted and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, transfer-printed in black outline, painted in enamel colours and gilt, made by Thomas Green, Fenton, Staffordshire, 1847-1859
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, transfer-printed in black outline, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. The cup is decorated outside and the saucer in the middle with a bird perched on flowering tree; round the rim of both pieces inside is a border of diaper-pattern edged with scrolls and sprays of flowers.
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2584&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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