Cup and Saucer
ca. 1756-57 (made)
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Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed and painted in brown. Decorated with versions of 'La Cascade' from a plate by Robert Hancock. It shows a woman and gentleman strolling beside a monumental fountain formed of three cupids and a goat carried by a pedestal of dolphins. A seated mandolin player and two other figures are in a landscape to the right. The rims are painted with a border of feathery scrolls springing from lozenges, and motifs based on a lozenge with a pendant of dots.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed and painted in brown |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed and painted in brown, engraved by Robert Hancock, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1756-57 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of porcelain transfer-printed and painted in brown. Decorated with versions of 'La Cascade' from a plate by Robert Hancock. It shows a woman and gentleman strolling beside a monumental fountain formed of three cupids and a goat carried by a pedestal of dolphins. A seated mandolin player and two other figures are in a landscape to the right. The rims are painted with a border of feathery scrolls springing from lozenges, and motifs based on a lozenge with a pendant of dots. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Hon Mrs. Ionides |
| Object history | Decorated with a print by Robert Hancock, which was probably based on an engraving by G. Scotia and adapted from a painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau entitled 'La Cascade' or 'The Fountain' in the Wallace Collection, London, collection number P395. |
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| Accession number | C.95&A-1948 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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