Cup
mid 18th century (made), ca. 1760 (decorated)
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Cup, part of a tea service. Decorated with Chinoiserie landscapes, including a church with spire, a pair of classical columns among trees, a three-storied tower, fishermen drawing a net and a distant mountain. Gilt is employed on the foot and round the inner rim with a 'dot within a circle' motive.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in green and black enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Cup, part of a tea service; porcelain decorated with churches and columns in green and black enamels, Chinese, mid 18th century; overdecorated in London, probably in the workshop of James Giles about 1760. |
Physical description | Cup, part of a tea service. Decorated with Chinoiserie landscapes, including a church with spire, a pair of classical columns among trees, a three-storied tower, fishermen drawing a net and a distant mountain. Gilt is employed on the foot and round the inner rim with a 'dot within a circle' motive. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr Louis Cahen |
Object history | Part of a tea service, C.59 to R-1957. |
Production | Overdecorated in London, probably in the workshop of James Giles. |
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Accession number | C.59N-1957 |
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Record created | June 25, 2010 |
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