Cup and Saucer
1802-1806 (made)
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Breakfast cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with oriental patterns, crest mottos and coronets, all in medallions.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Breakfast tea cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, 1802-1806 |
| Physical description | Breakfast cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with oriental patterns, crest mottos and coronets, all in medallions. |
| Marks and inscriptions | '240' (In purple) |
| Object history | From a 148-piece breakfast service decorated with the factory's most popular rich 'Fine Old Japan' pattern, which Lord Nelson ordered when he visited Worcester on 26/27th August 1802. The service was not invoiced for payment until January 1806, after Nelson's death at Trafalgar. |
| Production | Part of a service painted for Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson |
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| Bibliographic reference | Sandon, John. 'Nelson's China', Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide, March 1989 |
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| Accession number | 3232&A-1853 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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