Coffee Cup
ca. 1780 (made)
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Coffee cup, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; bordered outside with gilt rosettes connected by S-shaped scrolls in red, which are intertwined with narrow stems of foliage in grey and green; small gilt sprigs are scattered over the remaining surface
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 Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Coffee cup, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded; bordered outside with gilt rosettes connected by S-shaped scrolls in red, which are intertwined with narrow stems of foliage in grey and green; small gilt sprigs are scattered over the remaining surface |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '5' (In gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Part of two coffee cups and saucers 414:779/ to C-1885 (Sch. I 776 to C). These pieces were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Emerson Norman, Norwich, for £1 10 shillings in May 1869, and from Mr Kidd, Nottingham, for £1 10 shillings in November 1870 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 776 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:779-1885 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2009 |
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