Chocolate Cup, Cover and Saucer
ca. 1783-93 (made)
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Cup with cover and saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with gilding. On the cup are two handles and on the cover one in the form of two intertwined stems terminating in leaves. The decoration on each piece consists of a conventional border and detached floral sprays.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded |
| Brief description | Chocolate or caudle cup with cover and saucer, soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, probably gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-83 |
| Physical description | Cup with cover and saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with gilding. On the cup are two handles and on the cover one in the form of two intertwined stems terminating in leaves. The decoration on each piece consists of a conventional border and detached floral sprays. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 's' (In blue) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948.
Pl. 102A, p.196. |
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| Accession number | 3346 to B-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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