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

Cup and Cover

1785-95 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Custard cup and cover of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Painted with two sprays of flowers and leaves in blue. Border of blue tangent arcs and plain gold bands round the rims.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Custard cup and cover of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1785-95
Physical description
Custard cup and cover of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Painted with two sprays of flowers and leaves in blue. Border of blue tangent arcs and plain gold bands round the rims.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 6.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'S' (Painted in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs B.E. Nichols
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C44, where dated 1785-95
Collection
Accession number
C.116&A-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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