Cup

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Moulded with wavy fluting and painted with a formal border of flowers and leaves in crimson and purple connected by a wavy gilt band. No handle.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in colours, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Thomas Flight's factory, Worcester, ca. 1790
Physical description
Tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Moulded with wavy fluting and painted with a formal border of flowers and leaves in crimson and purple connected by a wavy gilt band. No handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Credit line
Given in memory of Mr Frederick Gill
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.398-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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