Coffee Cup and Saucer
ca. 1785 (made)
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Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain. Fluted with scalloped edges. The surface is divided by four bands of salmon-red with gold diaper into four panels, painted alternately with sprays of prunus-blossom and other flowering plants in gold and various colours.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1785 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain. Fluted with scalloped edges. The surface is divided by four bands of salmon-red with gold diaper into four panels, painted alternately with sprays of prunus-blossom and other flowering plants in gold and various colours. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Accession number | C.405&A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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