Cup and Saucer
ca. 1775-83 (made)
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Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, with sprays of flowers en camaïeuin pink on a ground of wavy gold stripes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1775-83 |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, with sprays of flowers en camaïeuin pink on a ground of wavy gold stripes. |
| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on underside of cup) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Part of a set with 414:394/ to C-1885 (Sch. I 386 to C) These pieces were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Sulley, Nottingham, for £6 in October 1878. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Production | Register - for the provenance and date of pieces with gold stripe decoration, see Archaeological Journal, vol. xix 1862, p347, Nightingale, p.xxxii. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Stephen Mitchell, The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed-Batons Useful Wares, 2007, pl. 15 ii, where dated 1775-83 |
| Other number | Sch. I 386B&C - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:394/B&C-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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