Cup
ca. 1755-58 (made)
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Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Peach-shaped outline and moulded in relief with foliage and peach-blossom, and with a stem which is looped to form a handle. Painted inside with an obelisk, a man, a tree, rushes and buildings. Outside are buildings and a swallow.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded |
| Brief description | Cup or wine taster of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1755-58 |
| Physical description | Cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Peach-shaped outline and moulded in relief with foliage and peach-blossom, and with a stem which is looped to form a handle. Painted inside with an obelisk, a man, a tree, rushes and buildings. Outside are buildings and a swallow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '5' [indistinct] (In blue) |
| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Accession number | C.129-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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