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Teacup and saucer
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Teacup and saucer
- Place of origin:
Nyon, Switzerland (made)
- Date:
late 18th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Nyon porcelain factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain painted with blue and green enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
- Museum number:
C.1627&A-1919
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 28, shelf 1
Physical description
Teacup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with blue and green enamels and gilded.
[Cup] Cup with a wreathed medallion. Radial diaper of cornflowers in blue, green and gold.
[Saucer] Saucer with a wreathed circular medallion in the middle. Outside is a radial diaper of cornflowers in blue, green and gold.
Place of Origin
Nyon, Switzerland (made)
Date
late 18th century (made)
Artist/maker
Nyon porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with blue and green enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
A fish
Dimensions
[Cup] Height: 4.4 cm, Diameter: 7.9 cm
[Saucer] Diameter: 13.3 cm
Descriptive line
Teacup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with blue and green enamels and gilded, Nyon porcelain factory, Nyon, late 18th century.
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Diaper; Medallion; Sprigs; Wreaths; Cornflower
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
