Cup and Saucer
1859 (dated)
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Cup and saucer of porcelain. The cup is in the form of a deep kylix, the saucer similar but shallower. At the bottom of the cup is depicted, in a circular panel with a gilt border of pointed leaves, a naked woman seated on a shell amid waves, with two cupids (one holding a torch) and a dolphin. Narrow borders of foliage and cresting outside and inside the cup, and inside the saucer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in <i>grisaille</i> and gilt over a dark blue enamel |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, porcelain painted in grisaille and gilt over a dark blue enamel, painted by Thomas Bott, Worcester porcelain factory, England, dated 1859 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of porcelain. The cup is in the form of a deep kylix, the saucer similar but shallower. At the bottom of the cup is depicted, in a circular panel with a gilt border of pointed leaves, a naked woman seated on a shell amid waves, with two cupids (one holding a torch) and a dolphin. Narrow borders of foliage and cresting outside and inside the cup, and inside the saucer. |
| Marks and inscriptions | An escutcheon with the initials 'IC & B' in chief and a band with the word: 'Worcester' printed in red, with '59' inserted in one quarter by hand, also in red |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss M. E. M. Durham |
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| Accession number | C.475&A-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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