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Cup and Saucer

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with a ground of dull blue enamel in which are reserved one panel of irregular outline and bordered in gold. In the panels is a simple landscape.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with a ground of dull blue enamel in which are reserved one panel of irregular outline and bordered in gold. In the panels is a simple landscape.
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In underglaze blue)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
CUP AND SAUCER
Porcelain
Mark: a fleur-de-lys, in underglaze blue
ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); about 1750
J. A. Tulk Bequest
C.67 & A-1956
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.67&A-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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