Cup
ca. 1750 (made)
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Cup of soft-paste white-glazed porcelain, moulded in imitation of Meissen's 'Swan Service'. Angular scroll handle. Moulded all round with a wide border of swans, water and foliage in relief. Gadroons at the base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, glazed and moulded |
| Brief description | Cup of soft-paste porcelain and moulded, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Cup of soft-paste white-glazed porcelain, moulded in imitation of Meissen's 'Swan Service'. Angular scroll handle. Moulded all round with a wide border of swans, water and foliage in relief. Gadroons at the base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A fleur-de-lys (In blue) |
| Gallery label | CUP
Porcelain
Moulded in imitation of Meissen's "Swan Service"
made in 1737-41
ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); about 1750
Gift of Mr Norman Baker
C.l-1944
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Norman Baker |
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| Accession number | C.1-1944 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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