Cup
ca. 1749-1752 (made)
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Cup of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, in the style of Meissen porcelain, and of cinquefoil section, moulded with scolopendrium leaves and painted with detached flowers and caterpillars.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded |
| Brief description | Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, and of cinquefoil section, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1749-1752. |
| Physical description | Cup of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, in the style of Meissen porcelain, and of cinquefoil section, moulded with scolopendrium leaves and painted with detached flowers and caterpillars. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In relief on an applied oval medallion) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Heigham, Holborn, for £2 15 shillings [? pence] in September 1882 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 193 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:386-1885 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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