Coffee Cup

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain decorated with applied sprays of prunus-blossom in relief, in imitation of Chinese Fujian porcelain.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain decorated with applied sprays of prunus-blossom in relief, in imitation of Chinese Fujian porcelain, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Coffee cup of soft-paste porcelain decorated with applied sprays of prunus-blossom in relief, in imitation of Chinese Fujian porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a set with 414:163-1885
These cups were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Brookes, London, for 10 shillings in April 1868
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 18A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:163/A-1885

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Record createdDecember 2, 2008
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