Tea Bowl and Saucer
1796 (dated)
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Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze painted in enamels and gilt, with sheep in a pastoral landscape surmounted by the date 1796 which was the year of the founding of the factory and the crest wheat ears, of the Thomson of Tywardreath, Cornwall within gilt rims. The cup has no handle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze painted in enamels and gilt, crest of Thomson of Tywardreath, decorated by Fidelle Duvivier, made by New Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, dated 1796 |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze painted in enamels and gilt, with sheep in a pastoral landscape surmounted by the date 1796 which was the year of the founding of the factory and the crest wheat ears, of the Thomson of Tywardreath, Cornwall within gilt rims. The cup has no handle. |
| Marks and inscriptions | '1796' (Date) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | Other pieces from this service are in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Gift of Mr. Walter T. Wells, 55.101.17.1-.5). Items from the service have previously been attributed to the Pinxton factory (which was the attribution of this piece on acquisition in 1938). |
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| Accession number | C.31&A-1938 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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