Cup and Saucer thumbnail 1
Cup and Saucer thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1800-ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with gilt pattern of leaves on amber ground. Hard-paste porcelain panels, painted in enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain panels, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Porcelain cup and saucer, gilt leaf pattern on amber ground, by Dagoty's porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1800-ca. 1810
Physical description
Porcelain cup and saucer decorated with gilt pattern of leaves on amber ground. Hard-paste porcelain panels, painted in enamels and gilded.
Marks and inscriptions
'Dagoty à Paris' stencilled in red enamel on both pieces
Gallery label
Gallery 128 Decant 2003 The cup is painted with a medallion depicting Venus and Cupid and the base is inscribed 'que l'amitie resserre nos noeuds' in gold.(07/06/2004)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.441&A-1915

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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