Tea Bowl

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

Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain, spiral mouldings, painted with sprays of flowers in mouse brown and purple and gilt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Tea bowl, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1790
Physical description
Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain, spiral mouldings, painted with sprays of flowers in mouse brown and purple and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'21' painted in brown
Credit line
Bequeathed by Algernon Brent, Esq.
Production
Factory of Flight & Barr.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.169-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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