Teacup
ca. 1788-1800 (made)
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Cup with a loop handle and slightly fluted. Painted on a pink ground with a gilt border consisting of interlacing ovals with dots, interrupted by larger ovals containing formal flowers. Below on a white ground with petal shaped border are vertical gilt strokes. The handle gilt with a foliate pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilded |
| Brief description | Teacup, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, Derby, ca. 1788-1800 |
| Physical description | Cup with a loop handle and slightly fluted. Painted on a pink ground with a gilt border consisting of interlacing ovals with dots, interrupted by larger ovals containing formal flowers. Below on a white ground with petal shaped border are vertical gilt strokes. The handle gilt with a foliate pattern. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Production | Probably painted with pattern number 134, which was probably introduced ca. 1788. Impressed marks were in use from 1787/1788. |
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| Accession number | C.254-1918 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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