Cup
1783-93 (made)
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Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bell-shaped with no handle. In the front is a medallion with the badge of the Prince of Wales, three ostrich feathers with a coronet and motto 'Ich dien'. Beside it are sprays in gold. Border of paterae in blue and gold. Gilt festoons inside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Caughley porcelain factory, probably enamelled and gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bell-shaped with no handle. In the front is a medallion with the badge of the Prince of Wales, three ostrich feathers with a coronet and motto 'Ich dien'. Beside it are sprays in gold. Border of paterae in blue and gold. Gilt festoons inside. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S' (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For other similar services with the crest of the Prince of Wales see Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Caughley in Colour, exhibition catalogue, 2005, cat. 81-84, where it is suggested that they were probably made for use at Carlton House. |
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| Accession number | C.100-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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