Tea cup and saucer
Tea Cup
1800-20
1800-20
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London shape cup with flared profile. Decorated with a blue underglaze in a floral motif. Blue underglaze 'R' in a starburst on underside of teacup consistent with Rathbone marks. This mark is often applied to Chinoiserie patterns by Rathbone from 1812 onwards.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Tea cup and saucer |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain. Decorated in blue underglaze. |
| Brief description | Tea cup and saucer, porcelain, England, 1812-20 |
| Physical description | London shape cup with flared profile. Decorated with a blue underglaze in a floral motif. Blue underglaze 'R' in a starburst on underside of teacup consistent with Rathbone marks. This mark is often applied to Chinoiserie patterns by Rathbone from 1812 onwards. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Raymond Hainsworth |
| Object history | From the collection of Raymond Hainsworth |
| Bibliographic reference | a compendium of british teacups |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.34:1-2023 |
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| Record created | May 10, 2023 |
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