Tea Cup and Saucer
ca. 1740-1745 (made)
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Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Lobed, scalloped shapes of oval section. Composite curved handle. Sea-green ground. The cup painted with three river scenes with elegant figures, the saucer with a river scene with a pack mule. Gilt handle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Tea cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1740-45 |
| Physical description | Tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Lobed, scalloped shapes of oval section. Composite curved handle. Sea-green ground. The cup painted with three river scenes with elegant figures, the saucer with a river scene with a pack mule. Gilt handle. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.1013&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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