Cup and Saucer
ca. 1770-1775 (made)
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Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Decorated in the style of Sèvres porcelain with dark blue ground (first developed in 1765) with reserves containing pastoral subjects and framed by gilt and engraved flowers, scrolls and rushes. The mottled ground additionally marbled with gilt. Edges bordered with gilt 'sawtooth' ornament.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, enamel colours and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, enamel colours and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1770-75 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Decorated in the style of Sèvres porcelain with dark blue ground (first developed in 1765) with reserves containing pastoral subjects and framed by gilt and engraved flowers, scrolls and rushes. The mottled ground additionally marbled with gilt. Edges bordered with gilt 'sawtooth' ornament. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr R. Clarke Edwards |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1946, Pl. LV (b), pp. 135-6. |
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| Accession number | C.350&A-1918 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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