Cup

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of hard-paste porcelain. Squat, with convex sides and an outcurved lip, the inside fluted. Outside, an Oriental hedge-pattern and floral sprays in a faint smudged underglaze blue is painted over with Oriental floral sprays in enamel colours and gilt. Inside, at the bottom, a medallion with a leafy spray in underglaze blue, details added in colours and gilt; round the lip, formal borders of yellow panels and purple berries.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup, hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilt, possibly Ansbach porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1780
Physical description
Cup of hard-paste porcelain. Squat, with convex sides and an outcurved lip, the inside fluted. Outside, an Oriental hedge-pattern and floral sprays in a faint smudged underglaze blue is painted over with Oriental floral sprays in enamel colours and gilt. Inside, at the bottom, a medallion with a leafy spray in underglaze blue, details added in colours and gilt; round the lip, formal borders of yellow panels and purple berries.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A' in underglaze blue
  • 'L' incised
Credit line
Given by Dr Bernard Watney
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.80-1957

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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