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Custard cup
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Custard cup
- Object:
Custard cup and saucer
- Place of origin:
Stoke-on-Trent, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1815-1820 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Spode Ceramic Works (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
- Museum number:
C.720&A-1935
- Gallery location:
World Ceramics, room 145, case 20, shelf 3
Physical description
Custard cup and saucer of bone china, painted in enamels and gilt. Both pieces fashioned and painted to imitate the petals of a red and yellow tulip, the handle of the cup in the form of a gilt butterfly.
Place of Origin
Stoke-on-Trent, England (made)
Date
ca. 1815-1820 (made)
Artist/maker
Spode Ceramic Works (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt
Marks and inscriptions
'Spode' written in crimson
Dimensions
[Cup] Height: 7.6 cm, Diameter: 8.3 cm
[Saucer] Diameter: 14 cm
Descriptive line
Custard cup and saucer, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Spode Ceramic Works, England, ca. 1815-20
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Rackam, Bernard. Catalogue of the Herbert Allen Collection of English Porcelain. 2nd ed., London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Ceramics, Printed under the authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, 1923, p. 141, Cat. no. 557, Plate 91
Materials
Enamel; Bone china
Techniques
Painted; Gilt
Subjects depicted
Butterflies; Tulips
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
