Not currently on display at the V&A

Beaker

1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaker of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels with the initials 'AA' under the Prince of Wales's feathers and coronet, and the inscription 'SILVER WEDDING OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, MAR. 10, 1888'. In the form of an inverted truncated cone. Gilt edge.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Beaker of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels, probably W. H. Goss, Stoke-on-Trent, 1888.
Physical description
Beaker of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels with the initials 'AA' under the Prince of Wales's feathers and coronet, and the inscription 'SILVER WEDDING OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, MAR. 10, 1888'. In the form of an inverted truncated cone. Gilt edge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SILVER WEDDING OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, MAR. 10, 1888'
  • 'W. H. GOSS' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
4038-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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