Tea Cup
ca. 1770 (made)
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Tea cup with handle of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded. Decorated with printed designs of ruins and buildings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Tea cup with handle of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Tea cup with handle of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded. Decorated with printed designs of ruins and buildings. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with '9' between the blades (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Part of a large tea and coffee service C.378 to BB-1935. |
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| Accession number | C.378I-1935 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2009 |
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