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

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Border of scale-pattern in black on a green ground edged with rococo scrolls in relief. The remaining surface is decorated with floral festoons in scrolled compartments reserved on a ribbed ground with flowering branches in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Germany, ca. 1765
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Border of scale-pattern in black on a green ground edged with rococo scrolls in relief. The remaining surface is decorated with floral festoons in scrolled compartments reserved on a ribbed ground with flowering branches in relief.
Marks and inscriptions
A sceptre (in blue)
Credit line
Given by C. B. Farmer
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4&A-1904

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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