Coffee-Cup

1770-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain, outside, painted in red, pink, green, yellow and blue enamel with a bouquet and two sprays of flowers. Inside the rim, panelled border in underglaze blue. On the bottom inside a flower in red and green.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Brief description
Coffee-cup, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels, decorated by the 'Tulip Painter', made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, 1770-1775
Physical description
Coffee-cup of soft-paste porcelain, outside, painted in red, pink, green, yellow and blue enamel with a bouquet and two sprays of flowers. Inside the rim, panelled border in underglaze blue. On the bottom inside a flower in red and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.237-1924

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Record createdApril 21, 2009
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