Cup and Saucer
ca. 1800 (made)
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Cup and saucer of lead-glazed earthenware, with gilt rims. The cup has no handle; both pieces are transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie scene of a man and child walking and a boy riding a buffalo in a landscape. Round both rims is a diaper pattern border.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilt, probably made at the factory of Josiah Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of lead-glazed earthenware, with gilt rims. The cup has no handle; both pieces are transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie scene of a man and child walking and a boy riding a buffalo in a landscape. Round both rims is a diaper pattern border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A straight line (In blue) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection This Spode cup and saucer are decorated with the Buffalo Pattern |
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| Accession number | 3263&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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