Cup and Saucer
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
The cup has on the outside a yellow butterfly, sprays of honeysucke and lily and a fly; the inside is vertically seeded and has a yellow butterfly in profile on the bottom. Sprays of flowers on the handle. The saucer is radially seeded and has a bouquet of flowers and three insects.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, moulded, painted |
| Brief description | Tea-cup and Saucer, porcelain, with decoration moulded and painted in colours. Mark, crossed swords in underglaze blue on both pieces. German (Meissen); about 1745-1750 |
| Physical description | The cup has on the outside a yellow butterfly, sprays of honeysucke and lily and a fly; the inside is vertically seeded and has a yellow butterfly in profile on the bottom. Sprays of flowers on the handle. The saucer is radially seeded and has a bouquet of flowers and three insects. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr R. Clarke Edwards |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.340&A-1918 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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