Not currently on display at the V&A

Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with an irregular border of purple scale-pattern edged with gilt rococo scrolls and with groups of fruit.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Cozzi pottery factory, Venice, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with an irregular border of purple scale-pattern edged with gilt rococo scrolls and with groups of fruit.
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In red)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.147&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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