Coffee Cup
ca. 1770 (made)
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Coffee cup of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded; on the front, in a shaped panel surrounded by gilt rococo scrollwork and foliage, is a pair of exotic birds amongst trees in a landscape, and four birds are flying over the remaining surface; below is a border of gilt scrolls and trelliswork
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded; on the front, in a shaped panel surrounded by gilt rococo scrollwork and foliage, is a pair of exotic birds amongst trees in a landscape, and four birds are flying over the remaining surface; below is a border of gilt scrolls and trelliswork |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of two cups with 414:726-1885 (Sch. I 722) These two cups were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr C. Prideaux, Knightsbridge, for £2 15 shillings, in November 1868 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 722A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:726/A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2009 |
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