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Cup and Saucer

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a blue border round the rims and a garland of flowers below with two scrolls inscribed 'D R' and 'M C'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With a blue border round the rims and a garland of flowers below with two scrolls inscribed 'D R' and 'M C'.
Marks and inscriptions
A star [in underglaze blue] with initials 'DR' and 'MC' [in gold]
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Cup and Saucer
Porcelain
Mark: a star, in underglaze blue with initials
'DR' and 'MC' in gold
ITALY (LE NOVE); about 1800
J.G. Joicey Bequest
C.1710 & 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.1710&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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