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

Coffee Cup and Saucer

1775-1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, moulded and transfer-printed with underglaze blue. Eight-lobed with spirals and at the bases is an acanthus leaf in low relief. Painted with sprays of flowers and insects below a plain line bordering the rim, all in underglaze blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and transfer-printed with underglaze blue
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, moulded and transfer-printed with underglaze blue, Isleworth porcelain factory, Isleworth, 1775-1785.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, moulded and transfer-printed with underglaze blue. Eight-lobed with spirals and at the bases is an acanthus leaf in low relief. Painted with sprays of flowers and insects below a plain line bordering the rim, all in underglaze blue.
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.82&A-1956

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Record createdOctober 20, 1998
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