Teabowl and Saucer
ca. 1775-1785 (made)
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Plain handle-less tea bowl and saucer with footrim but no well. Printed in blue with a version of the Worcester and Caughley 'Fence' pattern, and edged with paired rings in underglaze blue. The base is painted with a crescent in underglaze blue (in imitation of the mark of the Worcester factory).
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Soft paste porcelain, thrown and turned, transfer-printed in cobalt blue under a soft lead glaze |
Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer, soft paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Lowestoft Porcelain Factory, Lowestoft, about 1775-85 |
Physical description | Plain handle-less tea bowl and saucer with footrim but no well. Printed in blue with a version of the Worcester and Caughley 'Fence' pattern, and edged with paired rings in underglaze blue. The base is painted with a crescent in underglaze blue (in imitation of the mark of the Worcester factory). |
Credit line | Given by Mrs Betty French |
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Accession number | C.75:1, 2-1999 |
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Record created | February 8, 2000 |
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