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Teacup and saucer
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Teacup and saucer
- Place of origin:
Staffordshire, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1815-1820 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
- Museum number:
C.717&A-1935
- Gallery location:
World Ceramics, room 145, case 20, shelf 3
Physical description
Teacup and saucer of bone china, painted in enamels and gilt. The cup painted inside and the saucer on the rim with a wreath of flowers in natural colours against a gilt background. In the middle of each a small spray within a band of gilt chain-pattern. Formal gilt foliage outside the cup.
Place of Origin
Staffordshire, England (made)
Date
ca. 1815-1820 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt
Dimensions
[Cup] Height: 5.7 cm, Diameter: 9.2 cm
[Saucer] Diameter: 14.3 cm
Descriptive line
Teacup and saucer, bone china, painted in enamels and gilt, England (Staffordshire), ca. 1815-20
Materials
Enamel; Bone china
Techniques
Painted; Gilt
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Foliation (pattern)
Categories
Ceramics; Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares; Bone China
Collection code
CER
