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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Conical cup with handle, painted with bouquet of flowers and scattered sprigs in pink enamel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in pink enamel
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware cup, white with pink enamel floral decoration, by Saint Clément pottery factory, France, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Conical cup with handle, painted with bouquet of flowers and scattered sprigs in pink enamel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
Acquired as Niderviller; examined in 1931 by Hans Haug, Director of Strasbourg Museum, who suggested an attribution to Saint Clément
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.272-1918

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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