Tea Bowl
ca. 1760 (made)
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Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with enamels. Decorated with a print in black after a French original known as L'Amour. The print represents a gallant on a garden seat beside a lady whose hand he is kissing, a maid standing behind, and a fountain with a statue of Neptune in his chariot in the background.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with enamels |
Brief description | Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with enamels, with a print by Robert Hancock, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760. |
Physical description | Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with enamels. Decorated with a print in black after a French original known as L'Amour. The print represents a gallant on a garden seat beside a lady whose hand he is kissing, a maid standing behind, and a fountain with a statue of Neptune in his chariot in the background. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
Object history | Part of a set of three tea bowls and saucers C.385 to E-1935. |
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Accession number | C.385-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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