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Cup
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Cup
- Place of origin:
Shropshire (made)
- Date:
ca. 1779-99 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Caughley Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mrs Martha Ann Walton Wise
- Museum number:
C.33-1911
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 11, shelf 8
Physical description
Miniature (toy) coffee cup with loop handle, transfer-printed in blue with 'Fisherman' pattern. On the outside of the cup is a Chinese lake-scene with figures of anglers and a boat. Round the inside is a border of cresting.
Place of Origin
Shropshire (made)
Date
ca. 1779-99 (made)
Artist/maker
Caughley Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Marks and inscriptions
'S' and a cross, printed in blue
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 cm, Diameter: 3.2 cm
Descriptive line
Miniature (toy) coffee cup, soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley porcelain factory, England, ca. 1779-99
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
For the pattern and dating to 1779-99 see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), ca. B03
Materials
Soft paste porcelain; Cobalt oxide
Techniques
Transfer-printed; Underglazed
Subjects depicted
Landscapes; Fishermen
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection
Ceramics Collection