Cup and Saucer
1850-1871 (made)
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Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. On the front of the cup and in the middle of the saucer is a group of flowers and fruit in a compartment outlined by gilt rococo scrolls and reserved in white on a turquoise-blue ground.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| 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, 1850-1871 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. On the front of the cup and in the middle of the saucer is a group of flowers and fruit in a compartment outlined by gilt rococo scrolls and reserved in white on a turquoise-blue ground. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Double 'C' and 'COPELAND' in green - Mark in use by the factory 1850-90. (Printed in green) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street in 1901. Listed with a date of production 1847-1871. Probably acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology sometime before 1871. |
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| Accession number | 2707&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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