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

Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1779-99 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Miniature (toy) tea bowl and saucer, transfer-printed in blue with 'Fisherman' pattern. On the outside and in the middle of the saucer is a Chinese lake-scene with figures of anglers and a boat. Round the inside of the cup and the rim of the saucer is a border of cresting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Miniature (toy) tea bowl and saucer, soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley porcelain factory, England, ca. 1779-99
Physical description
Miniature (toy) tea bowl and saucer, transfer-printed in blue with 'Fisherman' pattern. On the outside and in the middle of the saucer is a Chinese lake-scene with figures of anglers and a boat. Round the inside of the cup and the rim of the saucer is a border of cresting.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'S' printed in blue
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Martha Ann Walton Wise
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. B03, where dated 1779-99
Collection
Accession number
C.22&A-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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