Cup and Saucer

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Painted with a border of palm-leaves and bulrushes, and with a wide band of conventional ornament in red and shades of green on a gilt shaded ground. The remaining surface is seméof gilt stars.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Amstel porcelain factory, Ouder Amstel, late 18th century
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Painted with a border of palm-leaves and bulrushes, and with a wide band of conventional ornament in red and shades of green on a gilt shaded ground. The remaining surface is seméof gilt stars.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Amstel' (In blue)
  • 'L 3' (Incised)
Credit line
Given by Col. Waldo-Sibthorp
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
327&A-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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