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Cup and Saucer

1770-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Fürstenberg Porcelain (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Derby (manufactured)
Fürstenberg (made)

The cup has a loop handle and is painted with figures in a landscape with ruins and a castle. The saucer is painted with ruins seen between two clumps of trees. Both have borders of rococo scrollwork in gold and scattered sprigs of flowers.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type
Cup and saucer
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain (saucer) and soft-paste porcelain (cup), painted in enamels and gilded
Porcelain
Brief description
Cup and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, Derby Porcelain Factory (cup) and Fürstenberg (saucer), ca. 1770-1780
Physical description
The cup has a loop handle and is painted with figures in a landscape with ruins and a castle. The saucer is painted with ruins seen between two clumps of trees. Both have borders of rococo scrollwork in gold and scattered sprigs of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Cup height: 6.3cm
  • Cup diameter: 7.6cm
  • Saucer diameter: 13.3cm
Dimensions converted from imperial
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) on underside of cup)
  • 'F' (Maker's mark painted (underglaze) in blue on underside of saucer)
Credit line
Given by Dr W. M. Tapp
Object history
The saucer was made in Fürstenberg and the cup is evidently a replacement made at Derby for the original cup. Formerly owned by Major W.H. Tapp, M.C.
Production
Register - the saucer is German (Fürstenberg) about 1770. The cup replaced at Derby a little later.
Bibliographic reference
'A Miscellany of Pieces', English Ceramic Circle Transactions.Vol. 2, No. 8, 1942, p. 134.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.72&A-1937

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
Record URL
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