Tea Bowl and Saucer
1776-85 (made)
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Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1776-85 |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded. |
| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
| Production | The red enamel probably added by an independent enamelling workshop (ie outside the factory, but not Chamberlain's works, Worcester) |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E40, where blue-and-white versions are dated 1776-90, and Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Caughley in Colour, exhibition catalogue, 2005, cat. 271-72, where it is suggested that the red and blue versions date from the 1770s or early 1780s and that the enamelling was added outside the factory (but not at Chamberlain's works) |
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| Accession number | C.170&A-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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