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Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1752-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Fluted and painted with a blossoming tree, bamboo and insects in red, blue-green, purple and gold.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1752-1755.
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Fluted and painted with a blossoming tree, bamboo and insects in red, blue-green, purple and gold.
Dimensions
  • Saucer height: 3cm
  • Saucer diameter: 11.5cm
  • Bowl height: 5cm
  • Bowl diameter: 7.6cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W.B. Old English Porcelain: A Handbook for Collectors. London : Faber & Faber, 1977. pl. 5, a
Collection
Accession number
C.1067&A-1924

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Record createdMay 27, 2009
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