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

Miniature Cup and Saucer

ca. 1778-1793 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with gilt leaf garland on amber line and green leaf garland intersecting with purple ribbon, all on white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Miniature porcelain cup and saucer, gilt and green leaf garland with purple ribbon, by the Queen's factory, Rue Thiroux, Paris, ca. 1778-1793
Physical description
Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with gilt leaf garland on amber line and green leaf garland intersecting with purple ribbon, all on white ground.
Marks and inscriptions
'A' surmounted by a crown (stencilled in red enamel)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.273&A-1910

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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