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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer, white Jasper with lilac dip and applied reliefs in white. Plain handleless teabowl and matching saucer with well-ring, both decorated with formal pattern of palmettes radiating from the base and band of guilloche ornament


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
White Jasper with lilac dip and applied reliefs in white; the interior of the teabowl is polished
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer, Jasper with lilac dip and applied reliefs in white, Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer, white Jasper with lilac dip and applied reliefs in white. Plain handleless teabowl and matching saucer with well-ring, both decorated with formal pattern of palmettes radiating from the base and band of guilloche ornament
Dimensions
  • Height of cup, conversion from imperial height: 5cm
  • Diameter of cup, conversion from imperial diameter: 9cm
  • Diameter of saucer, conversion from imperial diameter: 13cm
Collection
Accession number
1473-1855

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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