Chocolate Cup
1775-1777 (made)
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Chocolate cup with cover and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. Bell-shaped cup with shallow domed cover with knob. Painted with enamels and gilt with cameos and trophies surrounded by festoons and gilt lines.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt |
| Brief description | Chocolate cup with cover and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, decorated at Chelsea, 1775-1777 |
| Physical description | Chocolate cup with cover and saucer, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. Bell-shaped cup with shallow domed cover with knob. Painted with enamels and gilt with cameos and trophies surrounded by festoons and gilt lines. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crown over an anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood |
| Bibliographic reference | Mitchell, Stephen. The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed Batons Useful Wares. London: SGM Books, 2007, Pl. 11ii. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.285 to B-1922 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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