Cup and Saucer
ca. 1790 (made)
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Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted with an elaborate design of foliage and flowers in raised gold on a dark blue ground, with panels in reserve, that on the saucer painted with four naked boys playing blind-mans-buff, that on the cup showing four infant bacchanals.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Austria, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted with an elaborate design of foliage and flowers in raised gold on a dark blue ground, with panels in reserve, that on the saucer painted with four naked boys playing blind-mans-buff, that on the cup showing four infant bacchanals. |
| Marks and inscriptions | The shield of Austria, in blue |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel Sir Charles Wyndham Murray, KCB |
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| Accession number | C.597&A-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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