Cup
1811-1819 (made)
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Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Inverted bell-shape, with a scrolled loop handle rising above the rim. Painted inside and outside with an irregular border and on the bottom with sprays of foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Cup of porcelain painted with underglaze blue, Nantgarw China Works, Nantgarw, 1811-1819. |
| Physical description | Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Inverted bell-shape, with a scrolled loop handle rising above the rim. Painted inside and outside with an irregular border and on the bottom with sprays of foliage. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | The blue colour was an experimental attempt to obtain the bleu de roicolour of Sèvres. Given by Joseph Marryat, Esq. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
| Production | This cup and 3527-1901 are listed in the 1855 catalogue of the Museum of Practical Geology. The attribution to Nantgarw presumably came from Joseph Marryat. |
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| Accession number | 3526-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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