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Coffee Cup

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

Coffee cup of porcelain painted in black. Cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle. Painted outside with small sprays of foliage and flowers. Inside is a border of key-fret pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in black
Brief description
Coffee cup of porcelain painted in black, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1800
Physical description
Coffee cup of porcelain painted in black. Cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle. Painted outside with small sprays of foliage and flowers. Inside is a border of key-fret pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'N16' (In black)
Credit line
Given by A. Myers Smith, Esq.
Object history
The enamelling matches Pattern 16 in Minton's Pattern Book No. 1.
Production
Originally believed to be New Hall porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.168-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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