Coffee Cup
ca. 1780 (made)
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Coffee cup of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated with bouquets and sprigs of flowers and with gilt lines on the rim and handle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, made by Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated with bouquets and sprigs of flowers and with gilt lines on the rim and handle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Under the glaze in blue, in imitation of Meissen porcelain) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Brookes, London, for 5 shillings in December 1866. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Production | The pattern may be the same as that on 325-1905, which has the factory mark comprising a crown over D in blue, which was in use between 1777 and 1784 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 385 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:407-1885 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2009 |
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