Cup and Saucer
1820-1842 (made)
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Cup and saucer of bone china. The cup in the form of an inverted truncated cone with loop handle formed of two interlacing foliated stems. Both pieces are coloured brown on the outside and are decorated inside with a coronet, surmounted by a lion and encircled by a wreath of flowers. Inside the rim of both pieces is a border of gilt conventional ornament, and outside the cup are the national floral emblems.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, bone china painted in enamels and gilt, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, England (Swinton), 1820-1842 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of bone china. The cup in the form of an inverted truncated cone with loop handle formed of two interlacing foliated stems. Both pieces are coloured brown on the outside and are decorated inside with a coronet, surmounted by a lion and encircled by a wreath of flowers. Inside the rim of both pieces is a border of gilt conventional ornament, and outside the cup are the national floral emblems. |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Known as "Rockingham porcelain." |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 223
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| Accession number | 3165&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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