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Coffee Cup and Saucer

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

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with flowers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with flowers.
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. G. Joicey Bequest
C.1749:l-1919
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1749&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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