Egg Cup
1780-1810 (made)
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Egg cup of cream-coloured earthenware with lead glaze (Queen's ware). The bowl is painted with a border of flowers and leaves on a continuous stem in crimson and green, and with horizontal brown lines.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Egg cup of lead-glazed earthenware (Queen's ware), painted in enamels, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1780-1810 |
| Physical description | Egg cup of cream-coloured earthenware with lead glaze (Queen's ware). The bowl is painted with a border of flowers and leaves on a continuous stem in crimson and green, and with horizontal brown lines. |
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| Gallery label | Egg cup
Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1780-1800
Marks: 'WEDGWOOD' , impressed and 'z', incised
Lead-glazed earthenware
2357-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
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| Accession number | 2357-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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