Cup and Saucer
ca. 1750 (made)
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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
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| 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 | 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)(ca. 1995) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk |
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| Accession number | C.67&A-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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