Cup and Saucer
1780-1790 (made)
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Cup with cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. The rims are surrounded by floral wreaths in colours on a gold border and the remaining surfaces are decorated with gilt ornament on a dark blue ground.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Cup with cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1780-1790. |
| Physical description | Cup with cover and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. The rims are surrounded by floral wreaths in colours on a gold border and the remaining surfaces are decorated with gilt ornament on a dark blue ground. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'E II' [in underglaze blue] and a star [in gold] (Period of Catherine the Great of Russia (1762-96). The star is found on prestige orders.) |
| Object history | Bandinel Collection |
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| Accession number | 996 to B-1853 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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