Cup, Cover and Saucer
ca. 1840-1880 (made)
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Chocolate cup, cover and saucer of bone chinapainted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with a wide band of graduated scale-pattern in relief coloured in crimson, lavender-blue and gold to imitate peacocks' feathers. Border of scrollwork and diaper-ornament in gold.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Chocolate cup, cover and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, England, ca. 1840-1880 |
| Physical description | Chocolate cup, cover and saucer of bone chinapainted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with a wide band of graduated scale-pattern in relief coloured in crimson, lavender-blue and gold to imitate peacocks' feathers. Border of scrollwork and diaper-ornament in gold. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Formerly in the J.G. Mortlock Collection. |
| Production | Acquired as Derby, but displayed together with 19th-century rococo revival ceramics by the 1980s. |
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| Accession number | C.268 to B-1935 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2009 |
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