Coffee Cup
ca. 1769 (made)
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Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Round the rim is a border of gilt panels interlaced with purple scrollwork. Below is an exotic bird on a branch. Scroll handle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, decorated by Louis-Victor Gerverot, Weesp porcelain factory, Netherlands, ca. 1769. |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Round the rim is a border of gilt panels interlaced with purple scrollwork. Below is an exotic bird on a branch. Scroll handle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with three dots between the points (Painted in underglaze blue) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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| Accession number | C.1662-1919 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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