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

Cup and Saucer

1775-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with a gilt lattice of ribbons and feathers with red, purple and blue flower garlands 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 gilded
Brief description
Porcelain cup and saucer, gilt ribbon lattice and flower garlands, decorated by the Rue du Petit Carousel workshop, Paris, 1775-1800.
Physical description
Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with a gilt lattice of ribbons and feathers with red, purple and blue flower garlands on white ground.
Marks and inscriptions
'Mtu du Pt Carousel Paris' (stencilled in red enamel)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.383&A-1914

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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