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Coffee Cup and Saucer

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With decoration copied from an ancient wall painting at Portici.

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, Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, late 18th century.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With decoration copied from an ancient wall painting at Portici.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'N' under a crown (In underglaze blue)
  • 'LO' (Incised)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
COFFEE CAN AND SAUCER
Porcelain
Mark: "N" under a crown, in underglaze blue
and "LO", incised
Copied from an ancient wall painting at Portici
ITALY (NAPLES); late 18th century
J. G. Joicey Bequest
C.1729 & A-1919
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1729&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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