Cup
late 18th century (made)
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Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Tall with almost vertical sides curving outwards towards the lip and inwards to a low foot. On the front is a bowl of fruit and on the back is a pheasant-like bird amidst sprays of flowers and leaves, all rendered in gilding with black outlines and touches of green and red enamel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Cup of hard-paste porcelain, possibly made in Mexico, late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Cup of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Tall with almost vertical sides curving outwards towards the lip and inwards to a low foot. On the front is a bowl of fruit and on the back is a pheasant-like bird amidst sprays of flowers and leaves, all rendered in gilding with black outlines and touches of green and red enamel. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Mr Anthony Stansfeld |
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| Accession number | C.53-1954 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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