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Cup and Saucer

1847-1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. Both pieces are painted with groups of fruit and flowers in colours, in shaped panels surrounded by gilt rococo scrolls and reserved in white on a dark blue ground. Inside the cup on the bottom and in the middle of the saucer is a gilt rosette. Both pieces are slight quatrefoiled.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Copeland & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, 1847-1871
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. Both pieces are painted with groups of fruit and flowers in colours, in shaped panels surrounded by gilt rococo scrolls and reserved in white on a dark blue ground. Inside the cup on the bottom and in the middle of the saucer is a gilt rosette. Both pieces are slight quatrefoiled.
Marks and inscriptions
Double 'C' and 'COPELAND' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2710&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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