Cup and Saucer
ca. 1803-1806 (made)
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Cup and saucer of blue stoneware, with white reliefs. On one side of the cup are figures of Dido receiving Aeneas and Achates, and on the other, Cupid stealing the bow of Diana who lies sleeping under a tree. On the front of the cup is a butterfly above a basket of flowers. The lower part is turned with vertical bands in slight relief; foliated loop handle. The saucer has a border of palm and acanthus leaves arranged alternately.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with relief decoration |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer with reliefs of Dido receiving Aeneas and Achates, and Cupid stealing the bow of Diana, made by William Turner & Co., Lane End, ca. 1803-6 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of blue stoneware, with white reliefs. On one side of the cup are figures of Dido receiving Aeneas and Achates, and on the other, Cupid stealing the bow of Diana who lies sleeping under a tree. On the front of the cup is a butterfly above a basket of flowers. The lower part is turned with vertical bands in slight relief; foliated loop handle. The saucer has a border of palm and acanthus leaves arranged alternately. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'TURNER & CO.' (Impressed)
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2516&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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