Cup and Saucer
ca. 1755 (made)
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Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware, and each are octagonal in shape, with the sides decorated alternately with a gilt rosette amid white foliated spirals on a red ground, and with a floral spray and a fan and ribbons.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware, and each are octagonal in shape, with the sides decorated alternately with a gilt rosette amid white foliated spirals on a red ground, and with a floral spray and a fan and ribbons. |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:403/B&C-1885 (Sch. I 163B&C) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber at a sale at Christie's for 5 shillings in 1867 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 163&A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:403/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2008 |
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