Cup and Saucer
ca. 1790 (made)
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Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding. Both pieces have an undulating edge, the cup has two handles. Round the rim of each piece is a wreath entwined with a string of beads. In the middle of the saucer and on the bottom of the cup inside is a carnation. On each side of the cup is a medallion containing the initials of Baron (afterwards the Earl of) Rawdon under a coronet.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding, William Duesbury & Co., England (Derby), ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, decorated with gilding. Both pieces have an undulating edge, the cup has two handles. Round the rim of each piece is a wreath entwined with a string of beads. In the middle of the saucer and on the bottom of the cup inside is a carnation. On each side of the cup is a medallion containing the initials of Baron (afterwards the Earl of) Rawdon under a coronet. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in puce on underside of cup) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Bought in 1869 at the sale of the Marquis of Hastings, for whose grandfather it was made while Baron Rawdon. |
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| Accession number | 2998&A-1901 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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