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Tea Cup, Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea cup, coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain, and consists of four radial powder-blue bands forming panels filled in with conventional flowering plants in two alternating designs.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Tea Cup
  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Tea cup, coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, factory of Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Tea cup, coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain, and consists of four radial powder-blue bands forming panels filled in with conventional flowering plants in two alternating designs.
Marks and inscriptions
A small open crescent (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.476 to B-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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