Cup and Saucer
1764 (made)
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Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with insects, flowering trees and sprays in the Chinese style in dark blue and gold on a turquoise-blue ground. Round the rims are borders of zig-zag pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by Philippe Castel, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1764 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with insects, flowering trees and sprays in the Chinese style in dark blue and gold on a turquoise-blue ground. Round the rims are borders of zig-zag pattern. |
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| Accession number | 2004&A-1855 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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