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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Coffee Cup and Saucer

about 1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Deep cup or beaker, and associated saucer, fritware, painted in bright colours with palmettes or pine cones, and spray so flowers, the saucer divided into quadrants by a stylized fish scale motif.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup (Beaker)
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome painted, glazed
Brief description
Cup and saucer, fritware, painted in underglaze blue with polychrome decoration, Turkey (Kütahya), about 1725.
Physical description
Deep cup or beaker, and associated saucer, fritware, painted in bright colours with palmettes or pine cones, and spray so flowers, the saucer divided into quadrants by a stylized fish scale motif.
Style
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
605&A-1874

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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