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Cup and Saucer

ca. 1793 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably painted by J. Banford, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1793
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in mauve on underside)
  • '239' (Pattern number painted (overglaze) in mauve on underside)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Pattern number 239 probably dates from ca. 1793
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London: Faber&Faber, 1948. pp.124, 127, pl.52A.
Collection
Accession number
3000&A-1901

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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