Cup and Saucer
ca. 1787-1800 (made)
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The cup is reeded and has no handle, the rim of the saucer fluted. Both pieces are decorated with a border of flowers in red, blue and green on a continuous stem, interlaced with a straight band and with sprigs of flowers in the same colour.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, Derby porcelain factory, England (Derby), 1787-1800 |
| Physical description | The cup is reeded and has no handle, the rim of the saucer fluted. Both pieces are decorated with a border of flowers in red, blue and green on a continuous stem, interlaced with a straight band and with sprigs of flowers in the same colour. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
| Production | Roman numbers for painters numbers were introduced at Derby in the late 1780s. Pattern 108 appears to have been introduced ca. 1787. |
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| Accession number | 2991&A-1901 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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