Coffee Cup
ca. 1770 (made), ca. 1850-1865 (decorated)
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Coffee cup of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, fluted and with a wavy edge, and the fluting is alternately painted with overglaze bleu de roienamel and decorated with pendant garlands of flowers in gold, and inside the bottom is a detached sprig of flowers, and the handle are in the form of a gilt intertwined twig.
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, fluted and with a wavy edge, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770, decorated ca. 1850-65 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, fluted and with a wavy edge, and the fluting is alternately painted with overglaze bleu de roienamel and decorated with pendant garlands of flowers in gold, and inside the bottom is a detached sprig of flowers, and the handle are in the form of a gilt intertwined twig. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A fretted square (In blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Part of the same set with coffee cups and saucers 414:656/ to C-1885 (Sch. I 602 to C); plate 414:516-1885 (Sch. I 603); and tea pot and cover 414:602/&A-1885 (Sch. I 604&A) These cups and saucers were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Rainy, Bath, for £4 in June 1867 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 602 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:656-1885 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2009 |
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