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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed in black and painted over in enamels and banded with purple lustre. Decorated with large sprays of flowers and leaves outlined in black transfer and filled in with rose-pink, red, blue, green, turquoise, yellow and white enamels. Around the rims are painted one broad and one narrow band of purple lustre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black, painted over in enamels and banded with purple lustre
Brief description
Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed in black, painted over in enamels and lustred, possibly New Hall porcelain factory, Shelton, ca. 1820
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed in black and painted over in enamels and banded with purple lustre. Decorated with large sprays of flowers and leaves outlined in black transfer and filled in with rose-pink, red, blue, green, turquoise, yellow and white enamels. Around the rims are painted one broad and one narrow band of purple lustre.
Credit line
Given by H. Hey, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.53&A-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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