Cup
ca. 1740 (made)
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With straight sides and a rising loop handle; with a European harbour scene with boats and figures by a jetty, with a broken column on the left and a fenced park on the right. This is enclosed within an irregularly-shaped cartouche framed in gilt scrollwork partly filled in with a 'rose-lustre' enamel. There is a band of similar scrollwork inside the lip; the handle is wholly gilt. Painted in the style of Meissen porcelain from Germany.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | porcelain painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilt |
| Brief description | Cup, porcelain decorated with a harbour scene, Chinese, ca. 1740 |
| Physical description | With straight sides and a rising loop handle; with a European harbour scene with boats and figures by a jetty, with a broken column on the left and a fenced park on the right. This is enclosed within an irregularly-shaped cartouche framed in gilt scrollwork partly filled in with a 'rose-lustre' enamel. There is a band of similar scrollwork inside the lip; the handle is wholly gilt. Painted in the style of Meissen porcelain from Germany. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. Louis Cahen |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.56-1957 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2003 |
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