Cup and Saucer
ca. 1820 (made)
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Cup and saucer of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in red outline and painted in enamels in the Chinese style. On either side of the cup is a group of Chinese figures in a panel surrounded by scrolls on a ground of red diaper-ornament. In the middle of the saucer is a smaller group and on the rim are four scrolled panels enclosing sprays of flowers on a border of red diaper-ornament.
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 and painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed and painted in enamels, made at the Stevenson factory, Cobridge, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in red outline and painted in enamels in the Chinese style. On either side of the cup is a group of Chinese figures in a panel surrounded by scrolls on a ground of red diaper-ornament. In the middle of the saucer is a smaller group and on the rim are four scrolled panels enclosing sprays of flowers on a border of red diaper-ornament. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
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| Accession number | 2578&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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