Coffee cup
Pierre and Jean Verneuilh
Category
Ceramics
Date
1781 - 1787
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
59 x 87 mms; 62 mms (Diameter)
Place of origin
Bordeaux
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 353360.14
Summary
Coffee cup. Part of tea service by Pierre and Jean Verneuilh of Bordeaux, c.1781-7. Decorated with panel of multi-coloured flowers, gilt rope border, gilt dots and stars, gilt lines, on white ground. Gilt foliage on handle. Marked in gilt on base 'VV'.
Provenance
Part of the Lothian Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940).
Marks and inscriptions
Base: VV
Makers and roles
Pierre and Jean Verneuilh, porcelain manufacturer previously catalogued as attributed to Paris Potteries and Porcelain Factory, porcelain manufacturer