Cup
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Cup of porcelain. Outside, bats and floral scrolls in turquoise-blue on a dark blue enamel ground, also shou characters in yellow edged with red. Inside, a peach in pink and green.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Cup, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century |
Physical description | Cup of porcelain. Outside, bats and floral scrolls in turquoise-blue on a dark blue enamel ground, also shou characters in yellow edged with red. Inside, a peach in pink and green. |
Dimensions |
|
Style | |
Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
Production | label |
Subjects depicted | |
Other number | Loan No. 2719 |
Collection | |
Accession number | C.1485-1910 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | June 25, 2009 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON